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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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Awaiting decision26/01894/FUL
Creation of a new driveway to serve Donnington Castle House
Donnington Castle House Castle Lane Donnington Newbury RG14 2LE
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01895/LBC
Essential repairs and adjustments to external walls, windows and roofs to address on going rainwater leaks. Repairs will mostly be undertaken upon existing modern materials installed 2-4 years ago. There will be no visual alteration to the character of the building.
Weathercock House Upper Lambourn Hungerford RG17 8QT
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01896/HOUSE
Proposed double garage with ancillary annexe accommodation
Highlands Greenways Lambourn Hungerford RG17 7LD
Received 31 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01897/TPC
T1 Willow: Pollard back to previous points to a finished height of 2.5 meters - Canopy management G2: 4 x Tilia: Pollard back to previous points to a finished height of 2.5 meters - Canopy management
The Laurels Oxford Street Eddington Hungerford RG17 0DZ
Received 31 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01898/CERTE
Loft conversion and new dormer part of existing dwelling
Laburnums 11 King Street Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RS
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01899/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 ( landscape scheme ), 7 (schedule of the materials), 8 (electric vehicle charging point) and 9 (cycle parking) of planning permission 23/00117/OUTMAJ
Land Adjacent To Bath Road Dorking Way Calcot Reading
Received 1 Sept 2026
Unknown26/01900/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 removal of 1no existing 16.5m monopole with 3no existing antennas and 2no existingequipment cabinets to be replaced with 1no new 16m monopole to accommodate 3no newantennas and 1no new trisector antenna with 1no new equipment cabinet and otherassociated ancillary works thereto, at Moto Services, Junction 11 and 12 M4, Reading, RG30 3RH.
Telecommunications Mast Reading Services Westbound Burghfield Reading
Received 31 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01901/TPW
T1: Reduce height and spread of sycamore tree by approximately 2.5m. Leaving cuts not greater than 60mm. Height of tree to be left at 16m and width to be left at 14m.
3 St James Close Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AP
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01902/FUL
Demolition of the existing timber framed bungalow and a three phased construction of three dwellings at Dacre, New Lane Hill, Tilehurst Reading RG30 4JN.
Dacre New Lane Hill Tilehurst Reading RG30 4JN
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01905/COND
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 (Lighting Design Strategy) of approved 24/01114/FUL
Messenger House Pear Tree Lane Newbury RG14 2LY
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01907/HOUSE
Retrospective application to raise walls and roof of detached outbuilding to form games room.
17 Elmhurst Road Thatcham RG18 3DQ
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01910/HOUSE
Alterations and extensions to Townsend Farm Bungalow
Townsend Farm Bungalow Wallingford Road Streatley Reading RG8 9JX
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01911/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Tree protection scheme) of planning permission 26/00081/HOUSE
Willowcombe Pangbourne Road Upper Basildon Reading RG8 8LN
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01913/FULMAJ
The erection of a 1,697 sqm (gross) Class E discount foodstore with associated access, parking and servicing areas and landscaping.
Land Adjacent To Herongate Leisure Centre Herongate Hungerford
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01914/LBC
Repair and overhaul the historic windows to the front elevation. Replace the non original windows and door to the rear elevations with bespoke timber heritage model designed to replicate traditional eighteenth and nineteenth century detailing.
Old Bakery Bath Road Woolhampton Reading RG7 5RE
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01915/TPW
T1 - Lime - Prune to suitable growth points to create 2m clearance from building. Leaving the height of the tree unchanged with the width of the crown being reduced from 7m to 5m
Rutherford House Fifth Road Newbury RG14 6DL
Received 1 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01916/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Drainage) of planning permission 25/02929/HOUSE
Pigeon House Eastbury Hungerford RG17 7JQ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01917/HOUSE
Proposed Outbuilding: Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of previously approved application 22/02534/HOUSE
3 Hungerford Green Aldworth Reading RG8 9RR
Received 27 Aug 2026
Awaiting decision26/01918/TPW
Oak Tree: Reduction of branches to second/third branches to make safe (as per photo provided)
15 Larkspur Gardens Thatcham RG18 4EU
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01920/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with a new four-bedroom eco-friendly home and associated works
Waylands Main Street Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EH
Received 3 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01921/HOUSE
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed to the property. Planning permission is being sought as the property is in a conservation area.
1 Sarsens Cottage Old Stanmore Road East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LU
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01922/TPW
To dismantle and fell 7 Ash trees (6no large and 1no small)Fell and remove small Cherry tree.Crown raise all highway trees to approximately 5.5 metres.Remove all arisings from site, leave site tidy.
Hartslock Court Shooters Hill Pangbourne Reading RG8 7BJ
Received 2 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01923/NONMAT
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission 24/00957/HOUSE. Amendments:Change the proposed construction of the single storey rear extension from masonry cavity walls to timber frame with slate coloured "Fibre cement click" cladding. I would also like to remove the proposed door on the side elevation to create a solid wall, and put double-doors on the rear elevation facing down the garden.
37 Victoria Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3SH
Received 3 Sept 2026
Awaiting decision26/01924/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 'Highway Construction' of planning permission 23/00117/OUTMAJ: Hybrid application: Full planning application for the erection of two storey, 70 bed care home and outline application for 7 residential dwellings with all matters reserved except access, layout and scale.
Land Adjacent To Bath Road Dorking Way Calcot Reading
Received 3 Sept 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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