Hillbury House Bethesda Street Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8NT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00820/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Cedar: Reduce in height by 3m, pruning cuts not to exceed 100mm, finishing height 25m. Reduce crown spread by 1.5 - 2m pruning cuts not to exceed 50mm. Final crown width 18m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Upper Basildon built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 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
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG8 8NT
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Basildon
Parish
Basildon Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Michael Harvey

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 16 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 →

Consultation & key dates

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

2024
Ash tree with ash die back: Fell
24/01063/5DAY
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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Single storey rear extension and front porch
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2020 Refused
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2019 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings