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Swallows Acre and Pinfarthings Pangbourne Road Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8LN

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 26/02139/TPW

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Beech tree T1 - within the boundary of Swallows Acre Beech tree T2 - within the boundary of Pinfarthings Raise canopy slightly on both trees which now hang down low in some places and have started to cut out light to rear ground floor rooms as indicated in the submitted photo.

As published by the council, reference 26/02139/TPW

Application record

Reference
26/02139/TPW
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Postcode
RG8 8LN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 5 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 30 November 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.

What 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 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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