West Berkshire/25/01247/TPC

Location

Approximate location

Proposal

Tree number 1 - Catalpa: Tip reduce two hazard beam by 1-1.5m (branches emanate at 3m and 6m agl on south side of stem). Remove dead wood2 - Conifer: Remove branch overhanging path3 - Hornbeam hedge: Fell, chip and grind stumps.4 - Eucalyptus: Fell and grind stump6 - Cherry: Fell and grind stump.7 - Apple: Fell and grind stump.8 - Hedge/ shrubs : Remove existing fence. Fell and grind stumps.10 - Hazel: Coppice and grind stump11 - Hawthorn (x2): Fell and grind stumps.12 - Hazel: Coppice and grind stump13 - Laburnum: Fell and grind stump14 - Whitebeam: Prune to remove 2x lower branches (marked).15 - Robinia: Remove dead wood and dismantle single stem on south side of the tree.16 - Gleditsia: Fell and grind stump.17 - Walnut: Monitor fire damaged branches and manage target beneath. Spray vegetation beneath canopy of tree and spread layer of mulch approximately 100mm deep beneath tree.19 - Viburnum: Fell and grind stump.35 - Robinia: Fell and grind stump.22 - Yew (x 35 trees): Agreement made not to reduce due to how the trees respond to the work. Instead, crown raise along the roadside in accordance to highways regulations, selective tip reduce over extended limbs overhanging the roadside and within close proximity to the wires. Ivy still to be severed on the main stems. 23 - Elm/ Elder (x 24 stems): Fell marked trees24 - Holly (x3): Reduce crown of trees as per BS 3998:2010 & good Arboricultural practice25 - Cotoneaster: Reduce leaning shrub or removal26, 27, 28 - Robinia ( x6): Remove dead wood throughout crowns. Remove Elder from T no 27, 29, 33, 3430 - Elder: Advise not grinding the stump due to close proximity to the yews root systems, dense undergrowth also, so access is hard. Advise spray the cut stump. 31 - Yew: Advise not to reduce due to the same reasons for the roadside trees. 32 - Robinia: Requires dead-wooding36 - Yew: Retain Yew, but remove elder, snowberry and ivy from tree and treat their stumps with herbicide

Key dates

1. Received 30 May 2025
2. Validated 30 May 2025
3. Started 30 May 2025
4. Decided 14 Jul 2025

Planning history / related applications

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