Imperial Court Reading Road, Wokingham, Data via plota.co.uk

262469 Valid

Proposal

Application for works to protected trees – TPO : Proposed clearance pruning to groups G2 and G3 and trees T11 and T12, and branch reduction to T09 adjacent to the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
13 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 379 m away: Holt Copse & Joel Park; National infrastructure project 1772 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway; Inside the Wokingham built-up area; Air quality management area 74 m away: Wokingham Town Centre.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 27 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Emmbrook
Parish
Wokingham
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 55.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
267decided 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/15285098
Consultation
26 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Dec 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