Fairholme Farm Stanford Dingley Reading RG7 6LT Data via plota.co.uk

25/02718/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1x Copper Beech: at front of property which was subject to storm damage (split of bifurcated union) last winter. Further to communication with Jon Thomas in February 2025, we have waited to see if the tree survived. It did and permission is now sought to remove approx 100mm of decayed wood on the failed side of the bifurcated union (where the tree split) and to reduce weight and remove dead branches on remaining side of the tree. Pls see attached photo which shows the decay and illustrates the location better than a sketch plan. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Approved
7 Jan 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 7 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photo of Tree Photo · 24 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Stanford Dingley 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 421 m away: King's Copse SSSI; Inside the Stanford Dingley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 9 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £30,000 in March 2021. Other property, freehold.

31 March 2021£30,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area510 m² (5,490 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingAir source heat pump, Systems with radiators, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, 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
RG7 6LT
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Stanford Dingley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Jan 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Applicant
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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 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
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Nearby activity

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2017 Refused
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2016 Decided
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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

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.