The Old Vicarage 114 High Street, Wargrave Wokingham, RG10 8DH Data via plota.co.uk

261744 Approved

Proposal

SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS TO TREE(S) IN A CONSERVATION AREA. T8 (Western Balsam Poplar). Remove major deadwood (branches exceeding 50mm diameter and 300mm length) and reduce crown by approximately 30% of leaf area, equating to up to 1.5m reduction in radial crown spread and up to 1.5m reduction in height. Works to retain a natural crown shape appropriate to the species in line with BS3998. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jul 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Vicarage and Houndsford Lodge, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 ↗
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
Inside the Wargrave built-up area; Green belt about 45 m away: London; Priority habitat about 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
RG10 8DH
Received
26 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Wargrave
Decision
No objection CA
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 13 days faster than Wokingham's median of 55 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 93% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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/15112028
Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 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