24 Auclum Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/01323/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 - Oak (Quercus robur): approximately 18m in height with a crown spread of 8m - Selectively prune branches currently in contact with the dwelling, pruning back to suitable previous pruning points using hand tools to provide a minimum clearance of 1m from the building. - Remove epicormic growth from the stem and primary scaffold branches. T2 - Oak (Quercus robur): approximately 20m in height with a crown spread of 15m. - Selectively reduce the lowest eastern crown sector over the roof by up to 1.5m. - Undertake a selective crown lift to approximately 5m above ground level. - Selectively reduce the south western crown sector by up to 1.5m to provide a minimum clearance of 1m from the neighbouring roof at No. 23. - Remove epicormic growth from the stem and primary scaffold branches. All pruning works to be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Jun 2026
Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 8 m away: 201/21/0067 - G8; Inside the Burghfield Common built-up area; Priority habitat 42 m away: Traditional orchard; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG7 3DY
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Aimis Tree Care Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 15 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
210decided 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 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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