March House 1 Blands Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1- Oak: Remove all major deadwood, reduce lateral scaffold limbs over the house by 2-3m to reduce risk of branch failure over the house. The rest of the tree carry out overall canopy reduction of 1-2m to suitable growth points to manage garden/house encroachment, leaving crown asymmetrical. No wounds to exceed 50mm. Remove epicormic growth on the main stem to 4m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Application type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Postcode
- RG7 3JY
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Burghfield Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Oakey Tree Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 62 days from validation, 14 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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