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PL/26/0688 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Removal of cherry tree in rear of garden by boundary wall between 76 and 78 Hamilton road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

South Park 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.
Council document ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: University of Reading School of Education, Grade II, about 56 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 195 m away: Reading Cemetery; Inside the Reading built-up area; Air quality management area about 86 m away: Reading AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £745,000 in October 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.

30 October 2020£745,000
22 October 2002£425,000

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

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
RG1 5RD
Received
25 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Agree
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 36 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
126decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Reading is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #274 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reading decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #226 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #274 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #236 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
44 decided
643
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.