Planning application
Land At Hillfields Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
G1-19 Mixture of oak, ash and hawthorn Cut back to near boundary line leaving a finished radial spread over the guide dogs field of no less than 0.5 metre T1 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 11 metres and a radial spread of no less than 3 metres T2 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 8 metres and a radial spread of no less than 2 metres G2 Ash x 7 Suffering from ADB fell all trees to near ground level G3 Goat willows x 8 Fell to near ground level Reason Allow light on to new solar panels planning ref 23/01447/FUL
As published by the council, reference 26/01783/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01783/TPW
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Burghfield Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Richmond
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See who's behind itWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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