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Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School The Coombe Streatley Reading RG8 9QL

26/00780/TPWTree Works Under TPOApproved

Approved on 17 June 2026

Council decision: Approval4 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Tree No: 1001, 1002, 1004 - Tree Species: Field Maple - Tree Works: Cut back epicormic growth to main stem Tree No: 1015, 1022, 1033, 1039, 1040, 1044, 1045, 1046 - Tree Species: Sycamore, Horse Chestnut, Wild Cherry - Tree Works: Remove major deadwood and hangers. Tree No: 1026 - Tree Species: Sycamore - Tree Works: Reduce to 2m stump Tree No: 1031 - Tree Species: Sycamore - Tree Works: Sever ivy on stems Tree Group No: 1043 - Tree Species: Sycamore & Ash - Tree Works: Remove major deadwood and hangers from Sycamore and Ash Tree Group No: 1034 - Tree Species: Common Beech - Tree Works: Crown lift to 2.5 m above ground level (AGL) Tree Group No: 1052 - Tree Species: Turkish Hazel - Tree Works: Crown lift to 3 m and cut back to clear kitchen by 2 m Tree Group No: 1030 - Tree Species: Ash - Tree Works: Fell to ground level All tree works are proposed on the basis of sound Arboricultural management, following a tree survey of the site in November 2025. The Ash Tree 1030, is in a very poor condition due to Ash dieback.

Received
9 April 2026
Ward
Basildon
Agent
Ruskins Tree Consultancy
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Jun
  5. Decided17 Jun

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School The Coombe Streatley Reading RG8 9QL. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications 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 9QL
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Streatley Parish Council
District
9

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Target decision date
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Ruskins Tree Consultancy
Agent address
5, Rushall Road Pewsey SN9 6JY GB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • 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, 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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