Townsend Farm Wallingford Road Streatley Reading RG8 9JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00502/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1, T2 and T3 - Yew, Cyprus and Scots Pine: on boundary of Townsend Farm over hanging 3 flats back gardens. Reduce back to fence line overhanging branches. Secondary and tertiary branches only. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Sketch plan Plans, Drawings · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ IMG Additional plans Plans, Drawings · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Photo of Tree Photo · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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.
Streatley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 48 m away: Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
The Ridgeway 14 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 96 m away: Lardon Chase SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Dovecote Approximately 100 Metres to North of Place Manor, Grade II, 47 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 19 m away: 201/21/0502 - A1; Inside the Streatley (West Berkshire) built-up area; Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area345 m² (3,714 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (38 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2011, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG8 9JX
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Basildon
Parish
Streatley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lindentreesurgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 4 days faster 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.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025
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2025 Refused
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2024 Refused
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.