Croftdown Aldworth Reading RG8 9SB
Approved on 29 November 2023
Council decision: No Objection Raised
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Proposal
G1 - Elm x4 - Fell to near ground level. Dead and dying tree sections.G2 - Sycamore x4 - Fell to near ground level.G3 - Hazel - Reduce in height by 50%, reduce garden side back to fence line and lift road side to 5.5m.G4 - Elm x3 - Fell to near ground level. Dead and dying sections.T1 - Sycamore - Fell to near ground level.T2 - Sycamore - Thin crown by 15%, remove major dead wood and reduce crown away from building allowing 2m clearance. Lift road side to 5.5m.T3 - Sycamore - Thin crown by 15% and remove major dead wood.G5 - Various trees on road side - Lift crowns allowing 5.5m clearance from road.
- Received
- 18 October 2023
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Basildon
- ReceivedReceived18 Oct
- ValidatedValidated18 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date29 Nov
- DecidedDecided29 Nov
Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Croftdown Aldworth Reading RG8 9SB. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Basildon. We hold 1,682 applications in total for the RG8 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
- RG8 9SB
- Application type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Aldworth Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 29 November 2023
- Permission expires
- 29 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: AldworthPart of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, 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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