The Vicarage Thames Street, Sonning Wokingham, RG4 6UR Data via plota.co.uk

262140 Valid

Proposal

SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA G1, Yew, Elder and Cherry Laurel - Reduce side laterals by up to 1.5m from the lower section; reduce section that interferes with motion sensor by up to 1.0m; prune low branches to provide approx. 2.0m clearance from the roof; remove Cherry Laurel and Elder to approx. 50mm from ground level. G2, Mixed species - Prune longer lower side laterals over footpath to maintain clearance of up to 2.5m; prune longer low side laterals by approx. 1.0m. T1, Ash - Fell to approx. 500mm from ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from Wokingham's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 7

Registered park or garden about 13 m away: Deanery Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Wall to the Deanery, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 432 m away: Ali's Pond; Inside the Sonning built-up area; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 25 September 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
RG4 6UR
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Sonning
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
259decided 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/15215099
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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