Planning application
260020
St Sebastian's Church Nine Mile Ride and 2 St Sebestian's Close Wokingham RG40 3AT
Proposal
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 596/1993, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T7, T8, T10 and G1 T1, Beech (T10 on TPO) - Reduce lateral spread on eastern side by approx. 2.5m. T2, Sweet Chestnut (T8 on TPO) - Reduce over extended limb on eastern side by approx. 3m and re-profile with remaining crown. T3, Sweet Chestnut (T7 on TPO) - Reduce in height by approx. 5m. T4, Sweet Chestnut (T4 on TPO) - Crown lift to give a ground clearance of 7m; reduce lateral spread by approx. 2.5m. T5, Sweet Chestnut (T5 on TPO) - Crown lift to give a ground clearance of 7m; reduce lateral spread by approx. 2.5m. T6, Beech (T3 on TPO) - Crown lift to give a ground clearance of 5m on eastern side. T7, Sweet Chestnut (T1 on TPO) - Crown lift to give a ground clearance of 5m on eastern side. T8, Beech (T2 on TPO) - Reduce lateral spread on southern side by approx. 2.5m. T9, Birch (part of G1) â Section fell dead tree to ground level. T10, Oak (part of G1) - Reduce in height by approx. 5m; reduce remaining lateral spread on eastern side by up to 2-3m as required to re-profile crown.
As published by the council, reference 260020
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Wokingham
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6 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Consent
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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