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Gorton Oaks 17 Murdoch Road Wokingham RG40 2DG

Granted Wokingham 162311 Trees

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

TREE WORKS APPLICATION: TPO NUMBERS 353/1988, 332/1987 & 619/1993 T1-Spruce- crown lift to give 4m clearance over footpath, dead-wood. T2-Spruce- crown lift to give 4m clearance over footpath,dead-wood. T3-Cedar- remove all major dead wood. T4-Cedar- remove all major dead wood, reduce x 4 branches extending over and towards property by 1.5m. T5- Wellingtona- reduce x 3 lateral branches extending over property by approximately 2.5m (back to healthy growth points).

As published by the council, reference 162311

Application record

Reference
162311
Type
Trees
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Consent
Received
12 Aug 2016
Validated
13 Sep 2017
Decided
6 Oct 2017
Ward
Wescott
Parish
Wokingham Town
Postcode
RG40 2DG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2016

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 13 Sep 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2017

    Decision issued: Tree Consent

  4. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wokingham granted permission on 6 October 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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