Planning application
Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 242561 dated 19/11/2024. Condition 4. Biodiversity Enhancements.
As published by the council, reference 261151
Application record
- Reference
- 261151
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Thames
- Parish
- Sonning
- Postcode
- RG4 6SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wokingham register
This site has had 8 applications since 2016: 6 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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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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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
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160110 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 (9/7/2015). 19. Details of a Reptile Mitigation Strategy.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Wokingham
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9 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Wokingham granted permission on 9 June 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.
About this record
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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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