Land Adjacent To 2 -8 Magpie Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01636/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 - 1x Oak Tree in Aviary Court, which is overhanging the garden of 10 Magpie Way - crown reduce by approximately 2m from the tips to 5 x tertiary branches of the southeast property facing side of the tree, to increase the gap between the tree and the house. Reduce from 14m to 12m in height and from 12m to 8m in width. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from West Berkshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order: 201/21/0072 - A2
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 314 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG31 4SJ
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Parish
Tilehurst Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Calibra Tree Surgeons Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 48, past West Berkshire's usual 46 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 27 Oct 2026.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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