Horsecroft Way Tilehurst Reading
Proposal
T012 (0177 tag) Pine - Reduce heavily loaded branches bearing large cones on over extended limbs by up to 1.5m. Reason for work as per recent attached tree survey. T013 (0178 tag) Pine - Carry out a further reduction on the already-reduced large branch on the southern side at approximately 10 m by 2m. Reason for work as per recent attached tree survey. T018 (0182 tag) Oak - Correctly re-prune the recent pruning point back to adequate growth points. Reduce the extending branch hanging low over the rear garden and play area by no more than 1.5 m to allow a natural lift. Reduce the crown back from the light column to create a 0.5-1m clearance. Reason for work as per recent attached tree survey. T025 (0012 tag) oak - Crown raise over the road to 5.2m from ground level. Crown raise over the footpath to 3 m above ground level. Reduce the defective branch on the south side by approximately 2 m. Reduce the branch encroaching onto the wall and roof of house number 65 by approximately 1 m. Reason for work as per recent attached tree survey.
- Received
- 26 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 2 October 2026
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Aug
- ValidatedValidated26 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a tree application at Horsecroft Way Tilehurst Reading. West Berkshire has handled 574 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 35 days. It was submitted on 26 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 26 applications across Tilehurst & Purley.
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- Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +4 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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