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The Old Hollybank Bethesda Street Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8NU

24/02356/5DAYTree 5 Day NoticesApproved

Approved on 26 November 2024

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Removal of a hollowing Cypress and two oversize dwarf Conifers with split branches near house and drive

Received
8 November 2024
Ward
Basildon
  1. Received8 Nov
  2. Validated8 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Nov
  5. Decided26 Nov

Decided in 18 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Hollybank Bethesda Street Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8NU. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 18 days, 5 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. 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 8NU
Application type
Tree 5 Day Notices
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Basildon Parish Council
District
998

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 November 2024
Target decision date
15 November 2024
Permission expires
26 November 2029

Planning decision

Statutory period
7 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Ancient woodland: Harley Hill WoodPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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: West Berkshire

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