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Withy Copse Withy Close Tilehurst Reading

25/01826/TPWTree Works Under TPOAwaiting decision
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Proposal

0J0Z - Ash: Reduce to a 5-6m standing stack, leave arisings in wood 0J0Y - Ash: Fell and dismantle, leave arisings in wood 0J0X - Ash: Fell and dismantle, leave arisings in wood The three ash trees are in the far eastern corner of Withy Copse and immediately to the rear of 11 and 12 Withy Close and 14 Blagrave Rise, see map.

Received
13 August 2025
Decision due
8 October 2025
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
  1. Received13 Aug
  2. Validated13 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Oct
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Withy Copse Withy Close Tilehurst Reading. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Tilehurst Birch Copse.

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

Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tilehurst Parish Council
District
169

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 August 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

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
  • Ancient woodland: Garstons/Kiln CopsesPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© 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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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