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Rivermead Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NH

26/00004/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 25 February 2026

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Hornbeam: Front of property - Crown reduce in height by approx 4 metres and shape (approx 40%) Apple and Walnut: Rear garden - Clear a window in between trees to give 2 metres clearance Walnut: Rear garden - Remove 2x lowest branches Dead Rowan: Rear garden - Cut down Beech x2: Rear garden - Crown lift to approx 4 metres Lime: Rear garden - Crown lift to approx 4 metres Two dead trees (possibly Horse Chestnut) beneath Monterey Pine in SE corner of garden: fell as they present safety hazards for the adjacent garden to south. Holly near Beech and Lime trees: trim to more formal shape.

Received
2 January 2026
Ward
Basildon
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Rivermead Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NH. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings 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 9NH
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Basildon Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Target decision date
16 February 2026

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.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Lower Basildon
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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

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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