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Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

Awaiting decision Wokingham 261599

Works: Trees

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Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 261599

Application record

Reference
261599
Status
Valid
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
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.

  • 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.

    Decided 17 Aug 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
  • 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) – Fell. 4185, Yew – Crown reduction by approx. 6m in top height. 1886, Yew - Fell dead tree to ground level / top as monolith at 6m AGL. 5632, Elm – Fell dead tree. 1274, Sycamore – Fell. 1329, Elm – Fell.

    Decided 22 Jan 2025 Trees
  • 243000 Granted

    Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

    SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA 4650, Lawson Cypress – Fell 6 no. stems, retain yew and spruce. 816, Horse Chestnut – Fell.

    Decided 9 Jan 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 243012 Granted

    Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

    APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 546, Yew x 6 – Fell. 4978, Yew – Fell. 5823 (a, b, c), Yew – Fell. 311, Holly – Fell. 338, Holly – Fell.

    Decided 16 Jan 2025 Trees
  • 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
  • 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.

    Decided 9 May 2023 Full applications
  • 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

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 22 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wokingham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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

    230707 Submitted 22 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Full applications Demolition 22 docs

  • Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park Sonning RG4 6SU

    171780 Submitted 15 Jun 2017 50 yards away

    Full application for the proposed construction of multi-use games area with associated fencing, lighting and surface treatments.

    Granted Full applications 23 docs

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

    170162 Submitted 18 Jan 2017 50 yards away

    Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2014/2319 (09/07/2015) 7. Drainage Details

    Granted Conditions 4 docs

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

    242561 Submitted 8 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Conditions Roofing Demolition 33 docs

  • Reading Blue Coat School Sonning Lane Sonning RG4 6SU

    152342 Submitted 20 Aug 2015 50 yards away

    Application for submission of details to comply with the following conditions of planning consent F/2014/2319 ( 09/07/2015). 11. Embedded Wall. 12. Landscaping (DT Centre Phase). 15. Tree Protection (Access Road & DT Centre Phases). 17. Archaeology(Access Road & DT Centre Phases).

    Split decision Trees 13 docs

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

    160848 Submitted 31 Mar 2016 50 yards away

    Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent F/2014/2319 (dated 9/7/2015) - 17. Archaeological Investigation

    Granted Conditions 4 docs