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Bryony Cottage The Old Orchard Calcot Reading RG31 7RF

26/00623/TPWTree Works Under TPOAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 - Ash: Reduce 2-3m back to previous reduction points (where present) taking care not to cut beyond (or remove) any established pollard knuckles where present. Remove deadwood. Crown lift to create minimum 3-3.5m crown clearance above ground level.The height is currently 15m and the reduction will take it down to approximately 12.5/13m. Canopy spread North - reduced from 9.5m to 6.5/7m. East reduced from 9.6m to 6.5/7m. South reduced from 12m to approx. 9m. West 6.4 to approx. 4m.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision due
14 May 2026
Ward
Tilehurst South & Holybrook
Agent
Duckworths Arboriculture Ltd.
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Bryony Cottage The Old Orchard Calcot Reading RG31 7RF. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Tilehurst South & Holybrook. We hold 275 applications in total for the RG31 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
RG31 7RF
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Holybrook Parish Council
District
399

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Duckworths Arboriculture Ltd.
Agent address
Glebelands Bungalow Mildenhall Marlborough SN8 2LR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 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 OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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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