Planning application
17 Barbaras Meadow Tilehurst Reading RG31 6YF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of a damson tree (A1) that died just over 12 months ago after a heat wave last year. We have left it a year to see if would recover, but sadly it has not. Tree is approximately 7 metres tall and trunk circumference is approximately 166cm.
As published by the council, reference 26/01875/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01875/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst & Purley
- Parish
- Tilehurst Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG31 6YF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- Application Form - Without Personal Data
- Photo of Tree
- Photo of Tree
- Sketch plan
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 decided tree works applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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