60 Hazel Road Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8HR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02145/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Approved
Extensions & alterationsTrees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Ash: We wish to build small 4x5 m shallow based ,wooden based out building at base of tree .1m away from tree. Hand dug shallow base so no contact with roots. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2026
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Validated
8 Oct 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Sketch plan Plans, Drawings · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Tree preservation order: 201/21/0087 - A1
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Thames Path 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Reading built-up area; Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 12 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £800,000 in May 2022. Detached house, freehold.

26 May 2022£800,000
17 February 2017£535,000

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

Building

Floor area192 m² (2,067 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG8 8HR
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Parish
Purley On Thames Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, 43 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
549decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
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2023 Approved
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Within ~100m

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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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T1- Silver Birch: Crown reduction of 2.5m, leaving a final finished height of 10.5m. Crow…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Refused
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2018 Approved
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2018 Decided
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.