194 Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7JU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1129 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

Branch pruning and crown lifting to Two trees: T6 (Pine) and T7 (Monteray Pine) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
National landscape about 110 m away: Chilterns
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Caversham built-up area.
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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £498,000 in January 2012. Detached house, freehold.

9 January 2012£498,000
19 August 2002£360,000
31 January 2002£300,000

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

Building

Floor area166 m² (1,787 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2011, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
RG4 7JU
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 19 days faster than Reading's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 18 Sept 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

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

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.