10-12 Denmark Street, Wokingham, RG40 2BB Data via plota.co.uk

261824 Valid

Proposal

Application for works to protected trees under and works to trees within the Wokingham Town Centre Conservation Area: T004 Sycamore – fell to ground level; T001 Horse Chestnut – remove epicormic growth, sever ivy and crown lift to provide 4m clearance; T003 Pedunculate Oak – sever ivy, remove epicormic growth, crown lift to provide 4m clearance and remove split/broken branch; G005 two Sycamores and two Horse Chestnuts – remove epicormic growth, crown lift to provide 4–5m clearance over parking bays and reduce the western crown overhang by 1–1.5m; T006 Horse Chestnut – pollard back to previous reduction points by 3–4m, remove epicormic growth and crown lift to provide 4m clearance; G007 Sycamores, Pedunculate Oaks and Horse Chestnuts – fell to ground level; and G008 Common Ash and Sycamores – crown lift to provide 4m clearance over the car park and top at 3m to retain as screening. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
24 Aug 2026
Received
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Sept 2026 and 6 Oct 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works. The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Wokingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG40 2BB
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Wescott
Parish
Wokingham
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
46decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15132280
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 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