Addington School Woodlands Avenue Woodley Wokingham RG5 3EU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application for works to Protected Tree(s) – comprising the removal of a small L-shaped section of mixed species hedge group G1 to facilitate the construction of a SEN sensory area and reduce safeguarding concerns, including the removal to ground level of approximately 14 stems exceeding 75mm DBH threshold. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Approved
26 May 2026

Approved on 26 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Local nature reserve about 481 m away: Highwood; Inside the Woodley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
RG5 3EU
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Bulmershe & Coronation
Parish
Woodley
Decision
Tree Consent
Decision date
26 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 49 days faster than Wokingham's median of 55 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
263decided 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

Consultation
26 May 2026
Comments by
9 Jun 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