Land along Hyde End Lane, Spencers Wood, Data via plota.co.uk

261800 Valid

Proposal

APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO , GROUP 5 and 7, T32 017154, Oak (part of G5) - Carry out a soft fell of dead tree and retain timber on site; retain the stem between 1.0 and 1.5m. 017153, Oak (part of G5) - Retain large timber of dead tree on site; retain the stem up to 1.0m. 017155, Unknown Species - Retain main stem of dead tree between 1.0 and 2.0m. 017156, Unknown Species - Retain stem of dead tree between 1.0 and 2.0m. 017157, 4 x Unknown Species - Fell dead trees. 017158, Willow - Deadwood removal and remove broken hanging branches. 017159, Oak (T32 on TPO) - Monolith to retain up to 10m of the main stem; take all dead branches back to the main stem, retain the few live branches that are visible; remove large snapped out limb. 017160, Elm - Fell dead tree. 017161, Unknown Species (part of G7) - Fell dead tree. 017162, Oak - Retain a monolith up to 4.0m high. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
4 Aug 2026
Received
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Sept 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works. The consultation period closed on 19 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Parish
Shinfield
Applicant
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Decision outlook

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

Day 4115 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/14779883
Consultation
5 Aug 2026
Comments by
19 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Sept 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