Land at Reading Shopping Park Vastern Road Reading RG1 8AL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/1283 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T14 - London plane - Crown lift 6m. Prune to achieve 2m separation from building. T15 - Norway maple - Crown lift 5m. Prune to achieve 2m separation from building, and adjacent street sign. T10 - Norway maple - Crown lift 4m. Prune to achieve 2m separation from building and clear from lamp standard. T9 - Norway maple - Crown lift 4m. T8 - Norway maple -Sever ivy at ground level. T7 - Norway maple -Sever ivy at ground level. T6 - Norway maple - Crown lift 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
10 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
28 Oct 2025

Approved on 28 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Reading AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Reading
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
RG1 8AL
Received
9 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Sept 2025
Ward
Thames Ward
Target decision
5 Nov 2025
Decision
Approve
Decision date
28 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 12 days slower than Reading's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
200decided 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 →

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