2 Verbena Close, Winnersh Wokingham, RG41 5ST Data via plota.co.uk

261691 Approved

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) . T1 (Oak), Crown clean removing dead and dangerous dysfunctional branches. Raise canopy to create 3.5-4m canopy clearance above ground level pruning secondary/tertiary branch tips only. Pruning cuts will not exceed 40mm diameter. Crown lift secondary branches to ensure 1m clearance to shed in garden of number 3. Reduce elongated branches on south side of tree over garden of number 8 Verbena close and north side of garden of 2 Verbena Close by up to 2 (from approx. 9m radius to 7m). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 02:52

Application progress

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Received

18 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

20 Jul 2026

✓

Approved

11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Arboricultural Report & Tree Location Planning Statements and Reports · 18 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Winnersh built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £287,000 in February 2014. Terraced house, freehold.

28 February 2014£287,000

31 March 1995£86,950New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Wokingham
Postcode: RG41 5ST
Received: 18 Jul 2026
Validated: 20 Jul 2026
Ward: Winnersh
Parish: Winnersh
Decision: Tree Consent
Decision date: 11 Sept 2026
Applicant: Show
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one53d

Council55d

UK36d

77%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

259decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: PP/15093801
Consultation: 20 Jul 2026
Comments by: 10 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused

Regulation 14(2) notification for works to protected tree(s) TPO 659/1994, T1 T1, Oak - W…

222466 11 Aug 2022

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved

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Wokingham

Planning Authority Score

6.7/10

Good

#73 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Wokingham ranks #111 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Wokingham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

94%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #48 of 296

96%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #66 of 296

72%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #111 of 296

36%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #116 of 296

84%

Minor dwellings approved

63 decided (1-9 homes)

92%

Major dwellings approved

26 decided (10+ homes)

91%

Change of use approved

43 decided

1,142

Total decisions

64 refused in the year to March 2026