30 Holmbury Avenue and Land to the rear of 30 Holmbury Avenue Crowthorne Wokingham RG45 6TQ Data via plota.co.uk

252880 Approved

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO , WOODLAND 1 T1, Spruce - Remove the lowest 3 no. branches on the property side; prune back the extended mid-canopy branches encroaching toward the property by approx. 1.5–1.75m; remove any hanging limbs. T2, Scots Pine – Section fell to just above ground level. G1, Rhododendron - Cut back hedge to bring growth back towards the boundary line. G2, Sweet Chestnut - Prune back garden-side canopy by approx. 1.5m; crown lift to around 4.5m by removing secondary branches only where possible. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Nov 2025
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Validated
26 Nov 2025
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Approved
21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve about 161 m away: Heathlake
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 308 m away: Heath Lake SSSI; Inside the Crowthorne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Wokingham
Postcode
RG45 6TQ
Received
24 Nov 2025
Validated
26 Nov 2025
Ward
Wokingham Without
Parish
Wokingham Without
Decision
Tree Consent
Decision date
21 Jan 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 44 days faster than Wokingham's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

6%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/14512444
Consultation
26 Nov 2025
Comments by
10 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Jan 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