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Cray Cottage Church Road Bradfield Reading RG7 6BT

23/02566/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 22 December 2023

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Beech - Lightly crown lift over road as it is encroachingT2 - Horse Chestnut - Remove to ground level as it is encroaching on garageT3 - Alder - Remove to ground level three leaning stems of alderT4 - Ash - Remove to ground level as showing clear signs of diebackT5 - Yew near garage & Beech T1 - light crown reduction

Received
10 November 2023
Ward
Bradfield
  1. Received10 Nov
  2. Validated10 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Dec
  5. Decided22 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cray Cottage Church Road Bradfield Reading RG7 6BT. 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 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Bradfield. We hold 1,947 applications in total for the RG7 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
RG7 6BT
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bradfield Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 November 2023
Target decision date
22 December 2023
Permission expires
22 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Adam Butler Lane End Farm Hatt Common Ball Hill RG20 0NG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Bradfield
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cray CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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Source: West Berkshire

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