Planning application
West Court Reading Road Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 4AX
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 1454/2012, AREA 2, GROUP 1, T13, T18 T033, Oak (part of A2) - Reduce canopy height by 3m; cut declining branches back to healthy wood; remove deadwood. T035, Oak (part of A2) - Remove deadwood. T045, Oak (T13 on TPO) - Reduce elongated branches on southwest side of crown by approx. 4m. T062, Scots Pine (part of G1) - Fell to ground level. T066, Ash - Reduce to 7m monolith. T067, Oak (T18 on TPO) - Reduce growth from tips of low branch to create around 1.5m canopy clearance of the building.
As published by the council, reference 252812
Application record
- Reference
- 252812
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Consent
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Barkham & Arborfield
- Parish
- Finchampstead
- Postcode
- RG40 4AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Wokingham
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2 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Consent
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Wokingham granted permission on 2 January 2026, 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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