Land At Hillfields Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading
Proposal
G1-19 Mixture of oak, ash and hawthorn Cut back to near boundary line leaving a finished radial spread over the guide dogs field of no less than 0.5 metre T1 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 11 metres and a radial spread of no less than 3 metres T2 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 8 metres and a radial spread of no less than 2 metres G2 Ash x 7 Suffering from ADB fell all trees to near ground level G3 Goat willows x 8 Fell to near ground level Reason Allow light on to new solar panels planning ref 23/01447/FUL
- Submitted
- 17 August 2026
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Land At Hillfields Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading. West Berkshire has handled 5,448 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.
Application details
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 August 2026
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation OrderCovers the 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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- 9.2 miHurst
- 12.8 miFleet
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