Planning application
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 546, Yew x 6 â Fell. 4978, Yew â Fell. 5823 (a, b, c), Yew â Fell. 311, Holly â Fell. 338, Holly â Fell.
As published by the council, reference 243012
Application record
- Reference
- 243012
- Type
- Trees
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Consent
- Received
- 27 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Thames
- Parish
- Sonning
- Postcode
- RG4 6SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wokingham register
This site has had 12 applications since 2016: 10 approved, 0 refused.
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261599 Awaiting decision
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 and GROUP 2 T249, Lime - Reduce canopy by 5m to leave a final height of 21m +/- 1m. 535, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood (50mm); prune back lower canopy (S) to give 3m clearance to adjacent building roof; remove basal suckers and up stem to 4m above ground level. 536, Oak - Crown clean by removal of dead wood; prune back encroachment to adjacent building roof to give clearance to boundary line; trim low trunk branches (3m) (N) to clear parking area. 538, Oak - Top tree at 18m above ground level; restructure crown by carrying out a crown reduction to reduce the tree by 5m in lateral branch width and 5m in height. T630, Beech â Section fell to ground level. T631, Sycamore - Reduce by approx. 3-4m and conduct a climbing inspection of the cavity to establish extent of decay. 1032, Wild Cherry - Fell to ground level. 1033, Wild Cherry - Fell to ground level - stem (N). 1038, Oak - Reduce upper crown by 6m; prune back upper lateral crown by 3-4m to balance; crown clean by removal of dead wood. 1045, Ash - Fell to ground level. 1272, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 4622, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 4641, Sycamore - Crown clean by removal of dead wood and severe squirrel damaged branches. 4299, Ash - Top-out residual stem at 7m above ground level. 4796, Horse Chestnut - Top-out central stem at 2m above cavity. 6204, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood; remove basal sucker growth. 6205, Lime - Crown clean; reduce height/length of dead stem; remove dead stub (E); ecological survey first. 6255, Sycamore - Fell to ground level, burn arisings.
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261535 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Works to trees within a Conservation Area and protected by Tree Preservation Order comprising the felling, pollarding, coppicing, crown reductions, crown raising, crown cleaning and pruning of multiple trees in accordance with the submitted tree schedule.
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261151 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 242561 dated 19/11/2024. Condition 4. Biodiversity Enhancements.
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243001 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, GROUP 2 and WOODLAND 3 279, Sycamore (part of G2) â Fell. 4185, Yew â Crown reduction by approx. 6m in top height. 1886, Yew - Fell dead tree to ground level / top as monolith at 6m AGL. 5632, Elm â Fell dead tree. 1274, Sycamore â Fell. 1329, Elm â Fell.
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243000 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA 4650, Lawson Cypress â Fell 6 no. stems, retain yew and spruce. 816, Horse Chestnut â Fell.
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242561 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Application to vary conditions 2 and 3 of planning consent 232925 (as amended by application 242223) for the proposed erection of a part single, part two storey building for educational purposes following the substantial demolition of existing building; permanent retention of temporary drama studio for educational purposes; external alterations, including new roof and cladding, to existing music annexe; associated hard and soft landscaping. Condition 2 refers to the approved details and 3 to external materials, and the variation is to allow for changes to footprint, bulk and appearance and to incorporate changes to the Surface Water Drainage Strategy.
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230707 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Full application for the erection of an external fire escape to the North West elevation of the building, following the existing fire escape's demolition.
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170162 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2014/2319 (09/07/2015) 7. Drainage Details
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161860 Split decision
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2014/2319 (dated 9/7/2015) - 4.External materials 6.Ground and building levels of the PAC and GMAC 7.Drainage details 12.Landscaping 15.Protection of trees etc 17.Archaeological investigation.
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160848 Granted
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2014/2319 (dated 9/7/2015) - 17. Archaeological Investigation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2024
Received by Wokingham
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16 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Tree Consent
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24 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Wokingham granted permission on 16 January 2025, 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.
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APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 and GROUP 2 T249, Lime - Reduce canopy by 5m to leave a final height of 21m +/- 1m. 535, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood (50mm); prune back lower canopy (S) to give 3m clearance to adjacent building roof; remove basal suckers and up stem to 4m above ground level. 536, Oak - Crown clean by removal of dead wood; prune back encroachment to adjacent building roof to give clearance to boundary line; trim low trunk branches (3m) (N) to clear parking area. 538, Oak - Top tree at 18m above ground level; restructure crown by carrying out a crown reduction to reduce the tree by 5m in lateral branch width and 5m in height. T630, Beech â Section fell to ground level. T631, Sycamore - Reduce by approx. 3-4m and conduct a climbing inspection of the cavity to establish extent of decay. 1032, Wild Cherry - Fell to ground level. 1033, Wild Cherry - Fell to ground level - stem (N). 1038, Oak - Reduce upper crown by 6m; prune back upper lateral crown by 3-4m to balance; crown clean by removal of dead wood. 1045, Ash - Fell to ground level. 1272, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 4622, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 4641, Sycamore - Crown clean by removal of dead wood and severe squirrel damaged branches. 4299, Ash - Top-out residual stem at 7m above ground level. 4796, Horse Chestnut - Top-out central stem at 2m above cavity. 6204, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood; remove basal sucker growth. 6205, Lime - Crown clean; reduce height/length of dead stem; remove dead stub (E); ecological survey first. 6255, Sycamore - Fell to ground level, burn arisings.
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Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
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