The Old Rectory Stanford Dingley Reading RG7 6LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00593/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Weeping Willow Tree: in rear garden area opposite rear of house. Tree has failed sections in crown. Remove failed sections and reduce remaining crown by up to 4 metres in height and rebalance crown. Final finished height 12m T2 - Willow Tree: adjacent T1 nearest rear Of house overhanging stream. Reduce crown all round by up to 3.5 metres in height and rebalance. Final finished height 12m T3 - Willow: First of two trees on far right of rear garden opposite large ash tree. Reduce crown by up to 4 metres in height and side growth as required to rebalance. Final finished height 10m T4 - Willow Tree: next to T3 with failed section in crown. Reduce height by 3.5-4 metres (approximately just below failed section) and reduce side growth to rebalance. Final finished height 10m… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan Plans, Drawings · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 12 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Stanford Dingley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Stanford Dingley built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG7 6LX
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Stanford Dingley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boward Tree Surgery (Oxford) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 11 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
210decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Proposed works as per Quote - 23/11/20 Quote No.18090.
21/00587/TPC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
The Old Rectory Unnamed Road From Chapel Row To Stanford Dingley Stanford Dingley Reading West Berkshire RG7 6LX
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21/01051/HOUSE
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory Unnamed Road From Chapel Row To Stanford Dingley Stanford Dingley Reading West Berkshire RG7 6LX
New single-storey garden room extension to the north of the rear range and to the west of…
21/01052/LBC2
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory Unnamed Road From Chapel Row To Stanford Dingley Stanford Dingley Reading West Berkshire RG7 6LX
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21/00770/TPC
2018 Approved
The Old Rectory Stanford Dingley Reading Berkshire RG7 6LX
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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West Berkshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #122 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #142 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #199 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #203 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
57 decided
1,045
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings