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West Berkshire Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for West Berkshire Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,494Searchable applications
466Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 774 approved or refused records
77Refused applications

697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas51 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas9 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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  1. Decided26/00686/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (schedule of works), 5 (schedule of materials (optional samples) and 9 (external services) of planning permission 24/00386/LBC

    Pincents Manor Hotel Pincents Lane Tilehurst Reading RG31 4UQ

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  2. Decided26/00687/CERTP

    Convert loft space into a third bedroom in existing annex.

    The Annexe At Downs House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  3. Decided26/00688/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Arboricultural method statement) of planning permission 25/02460/HOUSE

    Purley Hall Lodge Sulham Lane Sulham Reading RG8 8DX

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  4. Decided26/00689/LBC

    This is an application for the removal of defective cement render and planted timber framing, repair of timber framed structure and re rendering the origioan cottage in Lime render and repairs to existing render of 1975 extension. Replacement of windows and doors within the 1975 extension and repar of window within the original cottage with additional secondary internal glazing.

    Pond Cottage Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8LU

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  5. Decided26/00690/TPC

    T184 - Oak - Fell to near ground level T195 - Sycamore - Fell to near ground levelT218 - Maple - Fell to near ground levelT236 - Ash - Monolith at 15m and additional fallen Ash adjacent to be tidied stacking the timber and brash in the wood

    Bradfield College Bradfield Reading RG7 6AU

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  6. Decided26/00692/HOUSE

    Formation of new rear kitchen extension to rear of existing garage structure, Infill link, opening up access in existing main house from link, removal of old kitchen within existing house and associated ground works.

    Tudor Cottage Beech Hill Road Beech Hill Reading RG7 2AS

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  7. Decided26/00693/LBC

    Formation of new rear kitchen extension to rear of existing garage structure, Infill link, opening up access in existing main house from link, removal of old kitchen within existing house and associated ground works.

    Tudor Cottage Beech Hill Road Beech Hill Reading RG7 2AS

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  8. Decided26/00694/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 (Internal Services) and 5 (Partition Walls) of planning permission 25/02912/LBC

    Denford Manor Lower Denford Hungerford RG17 0UN

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  9. Decided26/00695/HOUSE

    Detached Garage with home office

    Heath Farm Cottage Southend Road Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6EP

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  10. Decided26/00697/CLASSR

    Notification of Permitted Development under Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015: Change of use of part of an agricultural building to Flexible Use, falling within Class B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and E (Commercial, Business and Service) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order.

    St Gabriels Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  11. Decided26/00698/TELE28

    Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposal consists of the placement of a 9M Light Pole near Thames Water Ltd, Tidmarsh Road, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 7AY

    Street Record Tidmarsh Road Pangbourne Reading

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  12. Decided26/00699/PIP

    Application for permission in principle for a phased application for upto 9 serviced plots for custom build housing

    Land Off Oakley Drive Oakley Drive Burghfield Common Reading

    Received 25 Mar 2026
  13. Decided26/00700/AGRIC

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: A new building

    18 Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HR

    Received 26 Mar 2026
  14. Decided26/00701/HOUSE

    Two-storey rear extension, hip to gable loft conversion with dormer to rear of main dwelling, and replacement of existing outbuildings. Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) and 3 (Materials) of planning permission 24/02175/HOUSE.

    28 Clifton Road Newbury RG14 5JT

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  15. Decided26/00702/FUL

    Erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of machinery, vehicles, feed and associated materials, together with ancillary workspace and animal welfare facilities.

    Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  16. Decided26/00703/HOUSE

    Two storey front extension. Alterations to external materials.

    Oakdene Stoney Lane Ashmore Green Thatcham RG18 9HQ

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  17. Decided26/00704/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Landscaping) of planning permission 25/00271/HOUSE

    Kings Copse House Southend Reading RG7 6JR

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  18. Decided26/00705/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Finished floor levels), 7 (CMS), 12 (LEMP) 13 (CEMP), 15 (WSI), 16 (Electric vehicle charging points), 22 (Source Protection Strategy), 23 (Arboricultural Watching Brief), 25 (Landscaping) and 26 (Boundary treatment) of planning permission 25/01368/FULMAJ

    Dental Care Clifton House 17 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LU

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  19. Decided26/00706/TPC

    T1. Leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' Overgrown FellT2. Thuja occidentalis Overmature FellG3 Conifer group of 5 Collapsing limbs overmature Fell

    Brook Cottage Boxford Newbury RG20 8DP

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  20. Decided26/00707/COND

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 9 (Employment Skills Plan), 11 (Landscaping), 17(Sustainability measures), 19 (Road construction), 20 (Electric Charging Point), 21 (Footway/cycleway provision) and 24 (Drainage) of planning permission 23/01859/FULMAJ

    Windmill Court Windmill Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RL

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  21. Awaiting decision26/00708/FUL

    Proposed change of use from Business and Service Office (Use Class E) to 5 self contained flats (Use Class C3), including landscaping and parking.

    Raceform House High Street Compton Newbury RG20 6NL

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  22. Decided26/00709/HOUSE

    The proposal includes a front porch extension, a rear extension incorporating one skylight, and the application of an external render finish to improve the thermal performance (U-value) of the dwelling. Modifications at the rear include amendments to the existing windows, the introduction of bifold doors to the living room, and the removal of the chimney.

    Normanstan The Thicket Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8QW

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  23. Decided26/00710/HOUSE

    Create hard standing base and erect a wooden glazed greenhouse, footprint 1.8m x 1.2m, height at apex 2.4m.

    New Hope Picklepythe Lane Beenham Reading RG7 5NN

    Received 30 Mar 2026
  24. Decided26/00711/OUT

    Outline application for erection of 2 self build dwellings and associated works. Matters to be considered Access and layout.

    Land East Of Hippo Pools Upper Basildon Reading

    Received 31 Mar 2026

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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.

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