Elangeni, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Reading, RG8 8LN

Planning history at Elangeni is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

1. Jan 2019
   Tree WorksTrees

   Outcome in report

   Group 1 - 4x Beech Trees on East(E) boundary - on-going tree management to re-balance trees which have had past heavy crown lifting on one side (E facing), and removal of any dead, dying, dangerous and minor crossing branches. Application based on recommendations of Tree Surgeon Alan Braclik.G1.1 - Copper Beech - Thin epicormic growth in lower crown; remove lowest south facing limb.G1.2 - Beech (incorrectly identified as Oak in TPO) - reduce small, lowest, south facing limb back to main branch.G1.3 - Beech - (middle of 3 trees on boundary, with split trunk) - Thin by approx. 25% to allow trees G1.2 and G1.4 space to (over time) develop more balanced shapes. We believe G1.3 is being suffocated by the trees on either side and that it would be too dramatic to remove it at this stage, hence thinning.G1.4 - Beech - Lowest N.NW facing limb remove to source; next lowest W facing limb reduce back to source; W facing limb by house roof reduce by approx.1m; W facing limb overhanging top NE corner of house reduce by 2m; low hanging N facing limb (over forecourt) reduce back to first major fork; remove 2nd NW facing small limb (off 2nd major N facing limb over forecourt where it divides at first fork).T3 - Hornbeam (on W boundary) - Crown lift SSW limbs up to 5m height to achieve a more balanced shape (the tree is very heavily weighted on this side). Thin out long, thin S facing branches in top canopy overhanging house roof to reduce weight, maintain natural tree shape and encourage denser epicormic growth by removing back to within canopy by a maximum of approx 2m.

   Council

   727

   Documents

   3 docs on file

   Reference

   18/03363/TPW

   Full record in report
2. More recent applications — locked
3. Tree WorksAug 2025G1.1 Copper Beech: Reduce/thin west facing limbs back to previous pruning points where there is overhang over the house and for shaping. G1.2 Beech: (incorrectly identified as Oak on the TPO) Remove small, lowest, west facing limb that dissects canopy of tree G1.1 (Copper Beech) and rubs on branches G1.4 Beech: Small north-west crossing limb remove to source due rubbing on larger limb. Lowest western limb by house roof, reduce by approximately 1m to nearest previous pruning point. North west quarter of the canopy (over forecourt) reduce by 1-2m to remove long, newer growth where there is risk of breaking and for re-shaping.Decision
4. Tree WorksNov 2023T1.4- Beech - Remove minor crossing branches to thin out canopy by max 25%. Reduce limbs that are overshadowing garden by 3m (i.e. which would involve a 12% reduction of the radial). No reduction in height. (All as per photo - final finish cuts no greater than 80mm diameter).T1.2- Beech - Remove two small, horizontal, secondary branches over shed back to source (branches emanate at 5-6m above ground). Plus tip reduce secondary above these, by 1-1.5m.Tulip - Reduce limbs by 3m to regain a more balanced shape and reduce the overhang. No reduction in height. (All as per photo - final finish cuts no greater than 80mm diameter).Decision

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.