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58 -64 Starlings Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SS

23/02318/TPWTree Works Under TPOApproved

Approved on 28 November 2023

Council decision: Approval

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 and T2 - Oak: Crown reduction away from building reducing multiple tertiary branches by up to 2m from tips - final finished cuts to good growth points.

Received
4 October 2023
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target29 Nov
  5. Decided28 Nov

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 58 -64 Starlings Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SS. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Tilehurst Birch Copse. We hold 275 applications in total for the RG31 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG31 4SS
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tilehurst Parish Council
District
72

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 October 2023
Target decision date
29 November 2023
Permission expires
28 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
James Gillate Unit 2 Time House Kingsclere Park Kingsclere RG20 4AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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Source: West Berkshire

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