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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 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697 approved · 77 refused · 43 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We 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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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.

More application records

  1. Awaiting decision26/02072/TPW

    T1 Oak Remove - The tree works are proposed to stop the influence of the tree(s) on the soil below building foundation level and provide long term stability.

    Clairewood Hampstead Norreys Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9RZ

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  2. Awaiting decision26/02076/TPW

    T1 - Lime: crown reduce by 50% approx 4m. Starting height 12m, finished height 8mT2 - Horse Chestnut: crown reduce and shape by 30% approx 3m. Starting height 20m, finished height 17mT4 - Horse Chestnut: crown reduce and shape by 30% approx 3m. Starting height 20m, finished height 17m

    Chestnuts Eastbury Hungerford RG17 7JN

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  3. Awaiting decision26/02078/PDNOT

    Notification under Part 19, Class TA of the General Permitted Development Order, specifically paragraph TA2(d).

    AWE Burghfield The Mearings Burghfield Reading

    Received 22 Sept 2026
  4. Awaiting decision26/02080/TPC

    Mature Yew tree (Taxus Baccata), North West position of property per sketch 16/ 02843.The tree has shown signs of distress, watering and feeding have provided some mitigation, however following is proposed in late winter to improve tree health:Removal of deadwood and pruning of failing branches. Extent of pruning will be less than 20% of live branches

    The Old Malthouse St Richards Road Newbury RG14 1HP

    Received 24 Sept 2026
  5. Awaiting decision26/02086/TPW

    Propsoed works as per the submitted 'Tree Assessment and Works Schedule Furze Hill Local wildlife site, Hermitage, RG18 9W' document.

    Woodland Known As Furze Hill Pinewood Crescent Hermitage Thatcham

    Received 25 Sept 2026
  6. Unknown26/02087/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). Installation of 5G Electronic Communications Apparatus (1 no dish) at the existing base station, Newbury AMC, Bear Lane, Newbury, RG14 5QR.

    Street Record Bear Lane Newbury

    Received 25 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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