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Forbury Retail Park, Kenavon Drive, Reading

PL/26/0011Consent under Tree Preservation OrdersApproved

Approved on 3 March 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

G5 – Mixed species – crown lift to statutory height over road to 5.2m - crown lift to 5.2m over road to fenceline to clear lorry access T3 – London Plane – Prune to clear structure/wires/buildings by 1m – Prune to clear street and carpark lights by 1m T9 – London Plane - Prune to clear structure/wires/buildings by specified amount – 1. Crown lift by 3m to clear road signs. 2. Create 50cm clearance around lamppost. T13 – London Plane - crown lift to statutory height over path to 2.5m, 5.2m over road - Crown lift to clear the footpath and road T15 – Unidentifiable – Fell to ground level (Directional fell) – Fell small dead tree T50 – Bird Cherry – crown lift to statutory height over road to 5.2m - crown lift to 5.2m to reduce interference with lorries. T51 – Common Ash - Prune to clear structure/wires/buildings by specified amount - Prune to clear lamppost by 50cm. T52 – Common Ash - Prune to clear structure/wires/buildings by specified amount - Prune to clear lamppost by 50cm.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thames Ward
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target6 Jan
  5. Decided3 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at FORBURY RETAIL PARK, KENAVON DRIVE, READING. Reading has handled 186 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Thames 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 3GE
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2026
Target decision date
6 January 2026
Application expires
3 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14602216
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: 47-48, Kenavon DriveOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Forbury Business Park & Kenavon Drive, ReadingRegister site at or near this address · +1 more

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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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