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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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas51 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas9 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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More application records
- Decided26/01549/COND
Approval of details reserved by Conditions (4) BNG, (5) GCN and (6) Drainage of planning permission 26/00115/FUL: Replacement of an existing stable building and separate haybarn with an American-style barn, and associated groundwork for the base.
Heatherdene Bucklebury Reading RG7 6RY
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01550/TPW
Variegated Maple tree situated on the roadside boundary, overhanging the access and drive to the house. To lift over driveway approx. 3m for vehicle clearance and to prune clear of power cable going through the lower crown by approx. 1m. to lift back one larger lowest limb that overhangs the shrub bed and lawn removing only secondary limbs up to 50-75m to give clearance.English Oak Tree on the rear of boundary. To remove one small limb off shed roof and neighbours roof to give clearance
The Mill House Church Road Bradfield Reading RG7 6BX
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01551/FULMAJ
Erection of Cattle Shed, concrete apron, straw barn, silage clamp and dung store on land west of Halfway Farm with associated access and landscaping.
Land West Of Halfway Farm Bath Road Halfway Newbury
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01552/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 9 (CEMP), 13 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 18 (Construction method statement) of planning permission 24/01501/FULMAJ
Thatcham Business Village Colthrop Way Thatcham RG19 4LW
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01553/HOUSE
Demolish existing conservatory and rear extension. New 2 storey side and single storey rear extensions.
33 Bedford Close Newbury RG14 6SU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01554/ADV
1) The replacement of three vinyl signs affixed to ground floor windows on Bartholomew Street with three internal backlit displays, 2) the replacement of the vinyl sign within the door of retail unit R-00-01 with updated details (and the removal of the two vinyl signs affixed to ground floor doors to retail unit R-00-02 and the entrance to the extra care scheme) and 3) the addition of four projecting signs on the Bartholomew Street elevation.
Pearl House 12 Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5DQ
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01555/LBC
Single storey rear extension, attic conversion, with a rear dormer and rooflights, and associated internal works.
East Cottage Speen Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1RJ
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01556/HOUSE
Door replacement
6 Bullrush Close Shaw Newbury RG14 2GE
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01557/PASOL
Installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system
Premier Inn Pinchington Lane Newbury RG14 7HB
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01558/COND
Approval of details reserved by Condition (5) Sustainability of planning permission 26/00940/HOUSE: The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as a home office and a personal gym space.
1 Searles Farm Cottages Burghfield Reading RG30 3XB
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01560/MDOPO
Modification of Planning Obligation on approved application 12/02469/FUL - Clauses 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 of legal agreement dated 21st December 2012.
Mayden Farm Tidmarsh Lane Tidmarsh Reading RG8 8HG
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01562/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 9 (Ecological Enhancements), 11 (HMMP and BNG Plan - second part), and 16 (CCTV) of planning permission 25/02231/FULMAJ
Land East Of and Approximately 200 Metres Along Pips Way Beenham Reading
Received 15 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01564/HOUSE
Replacement pitched roof to all single storey elements, the addition of 5 new roof lights, changing doors to the rear elevation and internal layout alterations.
5 The Bull Meadow Streatley Reading RG8 9QD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01565/HOUSE
Proposed two-storey extension to the side of the house.
26 Lambourn Road Speen Newbury RG20 8AA
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01566/HOUSE
Single storey rear extension, attic conversion, with a rear dormer and rooflights, and associated internal works.
East Cottage Speen Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1RJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01567/LBC
The repairs required to the roofs, the re-roofing of the lowest roof, tile hanging, lead flashings and the fascias
Chieveley House High Street Chieveley Newbury RG20 8UR
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01568/FUL
Installation of 8 No. satellite antenna
Apollo House Newbury Business Park London Road Newbury RG14 2PZ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01570/HOUSE
Retrospective planning application for a gazebo.
75 Andover Road Newbury RG14 6JH
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01571/REG4
Installation of radio transmission equipment comprising two antennas mounted on short scaffold poles attached to the existing safety railings at the top of the water tower, together with one equipment rack housed within the tower structure and associated internal cabling. No new freestanding mast. No change of use.
The Water Tower 3 Pigeons Farm Road Greenham Thatcham RG19 8XG
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01572/TPW
Garden landscaping as per the submitted design, including turf pathways, shrub and planting areas, irrigation installation, mulching , and a permeable limestone-paved area. DPC to be used in 10 sq metres nearest the Oak tree.
43 Ullswater Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 6RS
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01573/HOUSE
Resubmission of application number 25/02574/HOUSE - Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, porch to the front, veranda, addition of windows and solar panels.
Ladywood Long Grove Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QS
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01575/COND
Approval of details reserved by Conditions (4) HMMP, (5) SuDS, (6) AMS and (8) Landscaping of planning permission 25/01495/FUL: Construction of two covered padel courts and associated parking area.
Douai Park Recreation Ground Upper Woolhampton Reading
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01579/FUL
Installation of a 20-foot steel storage container, to be sited adjacent to the Sports Pavilion on the Recreation Ground, for the secure storage of football and grounds maintenance equipment. The land will remain in recreational use and no change of use is proposed.
Recreation Ground Burrell Road Compton Newbury
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01580/ADV
Replacement fascia signage, illuminated signage and pylon to existing motor dealership premises to rebrand as a Polestar Dealership.
Waylands Polestar Newbury [Formally MG] Newbury Motor Park The Triangle Newbury RG14 7HT
Received 17 Jul 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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