Streatley C.E. Voluntary Controlled School The Coombe Streatley Reading RG8 9QL
Approved on 17 June 2026
Council decision: Approval4 conditions
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
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Basildon
- Agent
- Ruskins Tree Consultancy
- ReceivedReceived9 Apr
- ValidatedValidated9 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date4 Jun
- DecidedDecided17 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
Site constraints
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20257 Jan
T009 - Ash: Coppice T019 - Goat Willow: Coppice to retainin a 500mm stump Unnumbered Ash sapling overhanging…
ApprovedTree Works Under TPO25/00015/TPW - 202010 Dec
T809 Ash - Remove as part of proactive managementT810 Ash - Fell to ground levelT811 Ash - Repollard to…
ApprovedTree Works Under TPO20/02943/TPW
Source: West Berkshire
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