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10 Maitland Road, Reading, RG1 6NL

PL/25/1123Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 28 August 2025

Council decision: AgreeDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

G1 (mixed species): Cut overhanging vegetation along northern boundary back to boundary T2 (walnut): Prune neighbour's overhanging walnut to give 2-3m clearance to garage roof and remove overhang above driveway (see photo) T3 (fruit tree): Reshape tree immediately south of driveway (see photo 2) T4 (Walnut): Remove majority of walnut crown to encourage the formation of pollard knuckles T5 (holly) Reshape holly (see photo) G6 (2x birch): reduce 2x birch trees to ensure 2-3m clearance to the house and crown raise by removing epicormic growth on the main stems

Received
8 August 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coley Ward
  1. Received8 Aug
  2. Validated8 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Aug
  5. Decided28 Aug

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 10 MAITLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 6NL. Reading has handled 186 applications of this type. This one was decided in 20 days, 5 weeks quicker than Reading's typical decision time. The site is in the Downshire Square conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Coley Ward. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG1 6NL
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 August 2025
Target decision date
8 August 2025
Application expires
3 October 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14211726
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Downshire Square
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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