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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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 decision26/01925/OOD
Out Of District Planning Consultation Wokingham Borough Council: Ref 262054 - Full application for the proposed removal of previously imported soilscurrently stored on part of the Site, including required enabling works and vegetationclearance, followed by the restoration and reprofiling of the land to its original levelusing only indigenous material placed elsewhere on the Site.
Out Of District Wokingham Borough Council Land Off Kirton's Farm Road Reading
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01926/CERTE
The conversion of loft space into a habitable room with toilet and basin en-suite.
1 Northfield Cottages Northfield Farm Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7DQ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01928/PASOL
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation of 141.3kWp Solar PV panels on the roof of the Headquarters of Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service (RBFRS), consisting of 314 panels.
Newsham Court Pincents Kiln Calcot Reading RG31 7SD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01929/FUL
Proposed rear extension to first floor flat with new pitched roof to replace flat roof at front of property
Shire Jee Neevas Cold Ash Hill Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9PH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01930/COND
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (SUDS), 5 (EVCP), 6 (CMS), 8 (Cycle parking), 10 (Arb Method Statement) and 13 (Boundary treatments) of planning permission 23/00961/FUL
1 The Osiers Brimpton Road Brimpton Reading RG7 4SL
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01931/AGRIC
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Straw shed
South Stanmore Farm Stanmore Beedon Newbury RG20 8SR
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01932/5DAY
Lime at rear of garden and overhanging play area, reduce to 2m to form pollard, due to significant split.
Ridgeway House The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HZ
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01933/FUL
Erection of pair of semi-detached houses and associated works
Land Adjacent 40 Donnington Square Newbury
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01934/HOUSE
Conversion of a garage to create a bedroom with a new entrance
36 Hawkesbury Drive Calcot Reading RG31 7ZR
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01935/FUL
The conversion of part of a redundant Barn into new 3 bedroom dwelling. Section 73 application to vary or remove Conditions (2) Approved Plans, (4) Materials, (5) Hard Landscaping, (6) Tree and Hedgerow Protection, (7) Noise and Odour Mitigation, (13) Soft Landscaping and (17) Curtilage of planning permission 25/01330/FUL.
Burgess Farm Kintbury Holt Newbury RG20 0HY
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01936/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Materials) of planning permission 26/00514/HOUSE
Hillfoot Farm Aldworth Road Compton Newbury RG20 6RD
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01937/TPW
T1 ASH - Fell due to ash die back
Sextons Cottage Church Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1SA
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01938/CERTP
Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension. Erection of a new single storey rear extension with windows and two rooflights.
Northolt Northcroft Lane Newbury RG14 1BP
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01939/FUL
Removal of Existing Garage Block and Replaced with 2No Two Bedroom Semi Detached Dwellings. Formation New Entrance with dropped Kerb and associate parking for new residential use and relocation of existing parking for the flats.
224 Overdown Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6PN
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01940/CERTP
Conversion of a garage into a bedroom. Addition of windows. Changes to an Internal layout of kitichen and bedrooms. Insertion of rooflights above kitchen/living room and master bedroom. Erection of a perforated brick enclosure.
Hunters Gate Cold Ash Hill Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9PA
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01941/LBC
The proposal is to remove an existing wall in the kitchen to provide an improved use of the space. There is not a detrimental impact to the character of the building. The wall was constructed as part of a 1900's extension to the property.
Lower Farm Church Hill East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LP
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01942/TPC
Remove tree branches to allow Calor Gas tank to be replaced. The tree is located at approximately what3words ///honestly.flippers.cabin. It is one multi-stemmed Willow and would need about 60% of the stems, the ones that are growing laterally, removed back beyond the fence and a light trim on the vertical stem. As per photo provided.
The White Hart Church Street Hampstead Norreys Thatcham RG18 0TB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01944/HOUSE
Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling
Wentworth Garden Close Lane Newbury RG14 6PP
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01945/COND
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 17/03506/FULD
Station Yard Station Road Hungerford RG17 0DY
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01946/CERTP
Single storey 3 meter rear extension
15 Grahame Avenue Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01947/CERTP
Single Storey Rear Extension
19 Chaucer Crescent Newbury RG14 1TP
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01948/CERTE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use: Existing C3 (Residential) use applies to all land within the red line boundary for the application. Existing garages/ workshop building is located within the garden land. Please see attached detailed planning statement and accompanying evidence for further details.
Bole Cottage Chapel Row Reading RG7 6PB
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01949/FUL
Demolition of former public house and residential flat, erection of replacement detached dwelling, with one additional detached dwelling in the former public house car park.
The Rising Sun Ermin Street Stockcross Newbury RG20 8LG
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01950/HOUSE
New Front Porch and Side Access
Glenorchy Cottage Love Lane Shaw Newbury RG14 2EA
Received 7 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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