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42 New Road, Reading, RG1 5JD

PL/26/0740Works to a Tree in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Variegated shrub - Reshape crown of shrub T2 Beech- Trim top and sides of beech, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T3 Pyracantha - Trim and tidy pyracantha, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T4 Conifer hedge - Reduce height of hedge and trim face, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T5 Overhanging Vegetation - Cut overhanging vegetation next to greenhouse back to the boundary T6 Honeysuckle 1 - Trim top and faces of honeysuckle by greenhouse, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T7 Honeysuckle 2 - Hard trim to top and face of honeysuckle, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T8 Star jasmine - All round trim, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery

Received
4 June 2026
Decision due
4 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Redlands Ward
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at 42 NEW ROAD, READING, RG1 5JD. Reading has handled 186 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Redlands conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Redlands Ward. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
RG1 5JD
Application type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2026
Decision issued
6 July 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Agree

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14930826
Documents
10

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: Redlands
  • 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.

Source: Reading

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