Bradfield College Bradfield Reading RG7 6AU

26/00460/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Ash - Fell because of poor condition and ash dieback T2 Blue Cedar - (1) Prune canopy to achieve 5.5m clearance over roadway. High vehicles will be coming through for construction of the Health & Wellness Centre (planning application 24/01174/FUL) and (2) Reduce over-extended second order limb by 4m from tip to bring into line with crown and prevent limb snappage, particularly when in cone (refer to accompanying schedule of photos showing proposed reduction). T3 Oak, T4 Yew, T5 Oak, T6 Oak, T7 Yew, T8 Beech, T9 Ash - prune canopy to achieve 5.5m clearance over roadway (as per item (1) relating to T2 Blue Cedar)

Received: 25 February 2026
Decision due: 8 April 2026
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Bradfield

ReceivedReceived25 Feb
ValidatedValidated25 Feb
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date8 Apr
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Bradfield College Bradfield Reading RG7 6AU. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 16 other applications 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 6AU
Application type: Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Bradfield Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 25 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Bradfield
National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

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.

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Source: West Berkshire

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