Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Berkshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Feb 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Winton Farm Barns Wyld Court Hill Hampstead Norreys Thatcham RG18 0AA
Received 12 Dec 2025Frilsham Lime Quarry Frilsham Thatcham RG18 9UY
Received 12 Dec 20253 Sunrise Hill East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LY
Received 17 Dec 20253 Brocas Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3QL
Received 18 Dec 2025Frilsham Lime Quarry Frilsham Thatcham RG18 9UY
Received 23 Dec 2025Kolumbine Tylers Lane Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TN
Received 23 Dec 2025The Vineyard Stockcross Newbury RG20 8JU
Received 31 Dec 2025The Vineyard Stockcross Newbury RG20 8JU
Received 9 Jan 202633A - 33B High Street Theale Reading RG7 5AH
Received 9 Jan 2026100 High Street Hungerford RG17 0NB
Received 13 Jan 2026Land North Of Spring Gardens Andover Drove Wash Water Newbury
Received 14 Jan 20261 Fayleys Cottages Aldworth Reading RG8 9RN
Received 14 Jan 2026Willowcombe Pangbourne Road Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8LN
Received 15 Jan 2026Chantry House Hill Green Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8RA
Received 14 Jan 2026Field Barn West Of Pumping Station Back Lane Bradfield Reading
Received 16 Jan 2026Brooders Farm Winterbourne Road Boxford Newbury RG20 8DS
Received 15 Jan 2026Land Adjacent 4 Croft Lane Newbury
Received 16 Jan 2026Whitehart Meadow High Street Theale Reading
Received 19 Jan 2026Heatherdene Bucklebury Reading RG7 6RY
Received 20 Jan 2026Land at End Of Charlotte Close Hermitage Thatcham
Received 23 Jan 2026High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Received 22 Jan 2026The Old Rectory Catmore Newbury RG20 7HH
Received 28 Jan 202664 - 68 High Street Theale Reading
Received 29 Jan 2026Unit 6 Amners Farm Burghfield Reading RG30 3UE
Received 28 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for West Berkshire Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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