St Andrew's Church Thames Street, Sonning Wokingham, RG4 6UR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of proposed works to trees within Sonning Conservation Area: T1 Yew – prune lateral branches to provide approximately 1m clearance from the church; T2 Yew – reduce lateral branches contacting the memorial Oak by approximately 1m; T4 Copper Beech – reduce one projecting lateral branch by up to 2m and prune the previously managed crown section back to its previous pruning template; T5 Lime, T8 Cedar, T9 Lawson Cypress, T10 Sessile Oak and T11 English Oak – remove significant deadwood; T6 and T7 Limes – remove significant deadwood and lower epicormic growth, including overdeveloped growth on the lowest branches; G1 (3 Limes) – remove epicormic growth up to upright regrowth; T13 Ash – remove significant deadwood with potential to fall into the church grounds; G2 (mainly Thuja) – prune low branches to provide 2.5m clearance from the roof; G3 (mixed species) – prune to provide clearance of up to 2m from the church; fell T3 Sorbus and T12, T14, T15 and T16 Lawson Cypresses to approximately 50mm above ground level, and T17 Thuja to approximately 500mm above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 7 Dec 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 1
Statements & assessments 1
Site constraints 8
Show all 16 with distances
- 32 mWall to the DeaneryGrade II
- 37 mThe DeaneryGrade I
- 66 mThe Red HouseGrade II
- 92 mPump, South End of Deanery WallGrade II
- 92 mCleavers Deanery CottageGrade II
- 106 mThe Malt House the MaltingsGrade II
- 111 mThe Thrift ShopGrade II
- 112 mBrook HouseGrade II
- 113 mPilgrimsGrade II
- 123 mThe Bull HotelGrade II*
- 131 mThe Little DeaneryGrade II
- 131 mCountry CottageGrade II
- 136 mOld School House (West of Track and 45 Metres North of Thames Street)Grade II
- 139 mHomeleaGrade II
- 140 mRestaurant and Annex to White HartGrade II
- 142 mThe White HouseGrade II
Checked on 16 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Decision outlook
Day 15 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 55.
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/15294159
- Consultation
- 15 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 29 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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