Hadleigh Wood Bethesda Street Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8NU Data via plota.co.uk

25/02353/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 - Walnut: Reduce height and spread of tree in rear garden. Reduce it by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 14m; T2- Walnut: Reduce height and spread of tree in rear garden. Reduce it by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 14m; T3 - Walnut: Reduce height and spread of tree in rear garden. Reduce it by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 14m; T4- Oak: Reduce height and spread of tree in right corner of rear garden by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 15m; T5- Oak: Reduce height and spread of tree in right corner of rear garden by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 15m; T6 - Oak: Cut back low lateral limbs from tree over hanging green house by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm; T7- Eucalyptus: Reduce height of tree in neighbouring garden by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 15m; T8 - Eucalyptus: Reduce height of tree in neighbouring garden by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 15m; T9 - Silver Birch: Reduce height of tree in neighbouring garden by approximately 2m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree to be left at 15m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
15 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
18 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 18 Dec 2025 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
Tree preservation order: 201/21/0014 - 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.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Upper Basildon built-up area; Priority habitat 43 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 13 October 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,335,000 in September 2017. Detached house, freehold.

8 September 2017£1,335,000
6 March 2006£930,000
21 April 1998£510,000

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

Building

Floor area291 m² (3,132 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG8 8NU
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Basildon
Parish
Basildon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
Approval
Decision date
18 Dec 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 22 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007351 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing

How this decision compares

Decided in 64 days from validation, 16 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
441decided 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.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2025
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

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.