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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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Middle Lodge Church Road Aldermaston Reading RG7 4LT
Received 7 May 2026Valley View Sulhamstead Hill Sulhamstead Reading RG7 4DE
Received 6 May 202649 Warborough Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG31 5LB
Received 6 May 202628 Newbury Street Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9UU
Received 6 May 2026Frilsham Lime Quarry Frilsham Thatcham RG18 9UY
Received 6 May 2026Bradfield College Bradfield Reading RG7 6AU
Received 6 May 2026Barton Court Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9SA
Received 7 May 2026The Retreat Gladstone Lane Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9PR
Received 7 May 2026Manor Farm Station Road East Garston Hungerford RG17 7HF
Received 7 May 2026Manor Farm Station Road East Garston Hungerford RG17 7HF
Received 7 May 202637 Wendan Road Newbury RG14 7AJ
Received 7 May 2026Foxford House Curridge Road Curridge Thatcham RG18 9EF
Received 6 May 2026Sextons Cottage Church Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1SA
Received 7 May 2026White Hart House 4 White Hart Yard High Street Streatley Reading RG8 9JE
Received 7 May 2026Hollybank Cock Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6HN
Received 7 May 20263 Manor Farm Cottages Yattendon Thatcham RG18 0UE
Received 8 May 20263 Manor Farm Cottages Yattendon Thatcham RG18 0UE
Received 8 May 2026Manor Farm Cottages Yattendon Thatcham RG18 0UE
Received 8 May 2026Sandleford Park East Newtown Road Newtown Newbury
Received 7 May 202611 Bartlemy Close Newbury RG14 6LE
Received 8 May 2026Northwood Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BP
Received 8 May 2026Sextons Cottage Church Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1SA
Received 8 May 202614 Church Gate Thatcham RG19 3PN
Received 7 May 20266 Fletcher Court Theale Reading RG7 5FH
Received 8 May 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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