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Reading Blue Coat School, Holme Park Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

Awaiting decision Wokingham 262173

Works: Trees

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Proposal

APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 and GROUP 2 306, Maple - Fell to ground level. 308, Ash - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 3m clearance. 309, Yew - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 2m clearance. 316, Holly - Coppice. 1047, Yew - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 2m clearance. 4945, Sycamore - Remove low branch over highway back to trunk. 4988, Oak - Section fell in safe and controlled manner to just above ground level. 5809, Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level. 5849, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 6213, Sycamore - Fell to ground. 6214, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood. 6216, Myrobalan Plum - Crown reduce by 35% (2m). 6238, Holly - Fell to ground level. 6256, Yew - Fell to ground level. 6262, Sycamore - Pollard at 2m above ground level. 6263, Ash - Fell to ground level. 6264, Ash - Fell to ground level.

As published by the council, reference 262173

Application record

Reference
262173
Status
Valid
Received
14 Sep 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Sonning
Postcode
RG4 6SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wokingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 262174 Awaiting decision

    Reading Blue Coat School, Holme Park Sonning Lane Sonning Wokingham RG4 6SU

    SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA T1033, Wild Cherry – Fell.

    Submitted 14 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 November 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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4 documents on file for this application

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