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West Berkshire Council
Planning applications.
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 dates1,494Searchable 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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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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- Decided26/00859/ADV
Replacement of 3 permanent signs on the lead up to the Watermill's main site as the organisation has had a rebrand with a change of logo: 1 - Sign at the end of the lane leading down to the theatre with the Watermill logo. 2 - Sign at the entrance to the Watermill's additional car park. 3 - Welcome sign at the gates of the main site.
Watermill Theatre Bagnor Newbury RG20 8AE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00860/LBC
Proposal to add or alter signage around the site and curtilage including painting on some walls.
Watermill Theatre Bagnor Newbury RG20 8AE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00861/HOUSE
Householder extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling Demolition of existing garage, side and rear extensions to create new kitchen/dining/family area, new pitched roof elements, roof lights, internal reconfiguration and associated works
1 Broad Lane Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QH
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00862/OOD
Out Of District Planning Consultation BDBC: Ref 25/02815/OUT - Outline planning application with all matters reserved except forpedestrian and vehicle access (excluding internal estates roads) from Ecchinswell Road, for the erection of up to 50 dwellings (Class C3); open space and service infrastructure and associated works.
Out Of District Planning Consultation Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Land East Of Ecchinswell Road Bishops Green Newbury RG20 4HS
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00863/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 installation of a new permanent diesel generator on a new concrete base, and ancillary development thereto at the existing telecoms mast near Whitehouse Farm, Silchester Road, Tadley.
Telcommunications Mast Whitehouse Farm Silchester Road Tadley
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00864/FUL
Proposed steel portal framed building extension.
Barn Adjacent Silos at Coldridge Copse Great Shefford Hungerford
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00865/HOUSE
Proposed single storey side and rear extension with alterations to the existing porch and internal alterations with a new car port.
Martingales Brimpton Common Reading RG7 4RZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00866/5DAY
Removal of large horse chestnut tree due to recent major stem failure, the remaining tree is unstable and in close proximity to the old mill
Shenfield Mill Station Road Theale Reading RG7 4AJ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00867/NONMAT
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission 25/02105/FUL. Amendments: Amendment to wording of condition 4, as explained in supporting statement
Brightwalton Stud Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00869/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 10 Metre Light Wooden Pole near Holly Tree Cottage, Salisbury Road, Hungerford, RG17 0RD.
Street Record 1 Salisbury Road Hungerford
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00870/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 9 Metre Light Wooden Pole near Holly Tree Cottage, Salisbury Road, Hungerford, RG17 0RD.
Street Record 2 Salisbury Road Hungerford
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00871/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 9 Metre Light Wooden Pole near Holly Tree Cottage, Salisbury Road, Hungerford, RG17 0RD.
Street Record 3 Salisbury Road Hungerford
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00872/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 9 Metre Light Wooden Pole near Holly Tree Cottage, Salisbury Road, Hungerford, RG17 0RD.
Street Record 4 Salisbury Road Hungerford
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00874/COND
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan' of approved 25/01335/FUL: The development of an electric vehicle charging hub with associated works
Hilton Newbury Oxford Road Chieveley Newbury RG20 8XY
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00876/FUL
Demolition of The Rancher and the construction of 4no 2 bedroom dwellings. Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission 25/00378/FUL.
The Rancher Manor Farm Lane Tidmarsh Reading RG8 8EX
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00877/HOUSE
Single storey side and rear extension
25 Kirkfell Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 6QL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00879/S106
Employment Skills Plan pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Section 106 pursuant to permission 24/00145/FULMAJ, granted at appeal APP/W0340/W/25/3360702.
Land Bounded by Hoad Way and M4 and High Street Theale Reading
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00880/COND
Approval of details reserved by Condition (4) Tree Protection of planning permission 25/00812/FULMAJ: Demolition of existing fish hut and fish pools and construction of a new fish hut and fish pools to match existing in a new location.
Fishery Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0JD
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00881/COND
Approval of details reserved by Condition (6) LEMP of planning permission 25/00812/FULMAJ: Demolition of existing fish hut and fish pools and construction of a new fish hut and fish pools to match existing in a new location.
Fishery Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0JD
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00882/COND
Approval of details reserved by Condition (7) CEMP of planning permission 25/00812/FULMAJ: Demolition of existing fish hut and fish pools and construction of a new fish hut and fish pools to match existing in a new location.
Fishery Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0JD
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00883/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 5 (2 m wide footpath) of approved on appeal : 24/02529/FUL / Appeal Ref: 6000441
Greenbanks The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00884/TPW
T1: Dismantle and fell dead cherry tree to ground level
Charmley Collaroy Road Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9PE
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00885/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (sustainable drainage measures) of Planning Permission Allowed on Appeal 22/00244/FULEXT
The Hollies Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3BH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/00886/COND
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 'Materials' of approved 25/02840/LBC: Maintenance work to existing front evevation of roof to 102a-103 Bartholomew street, stripping off failing clay tiles and battens. To replace with a membrane felt, new battens and handmade clay roofing tiles, nibbed and clout nail fixed. Replace gutters and down pipes with new cast iron fittings.
103 Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5DY
Received 23 Apr 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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