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Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

Granted Wokingham 261535

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 261535

Application record

Reference
261535
Status
Determination Made
Decision
No objection CA
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Aug 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.

  • 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 – 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.

    Submitted 7 Jul 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 9 Jun 2026
  • 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.

    Decided 19 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 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

    Decided 16 Feb 2017 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 29 Nov 2016 Trees
  • 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

    Decided 7 Apr 2016 Conditions
  • 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.

    Decided 17 Mar 2016 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: No objection CA

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wokingham granted permission on 17 August 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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  • Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

    261599 Submitted 7 Jul 2026 0m away

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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 – 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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    Granted Conditions Roofing Demolition 33 docs

  • Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

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  • Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning RG4 6SU

    160398 Submitted 9 Feb 2016 0m away

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