Prospect House, Prospect Park Hospital, Honey End Lane, Reading, RG30 4EJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/0733 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T2 European hornbeam and T3 European hornbeam - Low crowns of Trees 2 and 3 shall be lifted to 3m above ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
8 Jul 2026

Approved on 8 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 240 m away: Lousehill Copse
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden about 89 m away: Prospect Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Reading built-up area; Air quality management area about 82 m away: Reading AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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
RG30 4EJ
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
Southcote Ward
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
8 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Other - Ground Control Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 14 days faster than Reading's median of 35 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
139decided 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

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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:
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