Reading Blue Coat School, Holme Park Sonning Lane, Sonning Wokingham, RG4 6SU Data via plota.co.uk

262173 Valid

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 2/1951, WOODLAND 3 and GROUP 2 306, Maple - Fell to ground level. 308, Ash - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 3m clearance. 309, Yew - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 2m clearance. 316, Holly - Coppice. 1047, Yew - Prune back canopy from adjacent building roof to give 2m clearance. 4945, Sycamore - Remove low branch over highway back to trunk. 4988, Oak - Section fell in safe and controlled manner to just above ground level. 5809, Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level. 5849, Sycamore - Fell to ground level. 6213, Sycamore - Fell to ground. 6214, Lime - Crown clean by removal of dead wood. 6216, Myrobalan Plum - Crown reduce by 35% (2m). 6238, Holly - Fell to ground level. 6256, Yew - Fell to ground level. 6262, Sycamore - Pollard at 2m above ground level. 6263, Ash - Fell to ground level. 6264, Ash - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 394 m away: Ali's Pond; Inside the Sonning built-up area; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 25 September 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 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
Wokingham
Postcode
RG4 6SU
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Sonning
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
259decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15223362
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wokingham ranks #111 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wokingham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #48 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #66 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #111 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #116 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
92%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
91%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,142
Total decisions
64 refused in the year to March 2026