Apex Plaza, Forbury Road, Reading Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/1678 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T11 to T15 – London Planes - Crown lift, reduce lateral branches Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Nov 2025
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Validated
24 Nov 2025
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Approved
7 Jan 2026
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Appeal allowed
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 7 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Air quality management area: Reading AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Walter Parsons Corn Stores, Grade II, about 51 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 143 m away: Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 48 m away: Market Place and London Street; Registered park or garden about 148 m away: The Forbury Garden; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 9 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

Council
Reading
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
19 Jan 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
7 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 4 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004288 ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 10 days slower than Reading's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
200decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

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Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Reading is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #274 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reading decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #226 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #274 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #236 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
44 decided
643
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026