West Berkshire planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to West Berkshire Council, updated daily. West Berkshire Council received 548 planning applications in the last 90 days, 15 of them major schemes. 94% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in West Berkshire
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Manor Farm Station Road East Garston Hungerford RG17 7HF
Section 73 variation at Manor Farm, East Garston, part retrospective. Regularises ancillary residential use of Buildings A and B and external alterations, amending earlier plans and materials conditions. Revised landscaping and material conditions keep hard landscaping and external finish packages…
Hard landscaping
Sewage Treatment Works Wyld Court Hill Hampstead Norreys Thatcham
River Pang enhancement works at Hampstead Norreys sewage works, prior approval stage. Permitted-development notification for river restoration at an existing treatment site near Thatcham, with no new buildings. Earthworks and planting packages suit groundworks and ecological landscaping…
GroundworksHard landscaping
1 Broad Lane Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QH
Single new dwelling in rear garden, Upper Bucklebury, West Berkshire. One-unit full application for a new house and associated works on a 0.05 ha garden plot at 1 Broad Lane. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local subcontractors, with plot access and garden levels the key…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
4 Farm Close Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8BA
Two-storey side and rear extension scheme, Purley On Thames, full householder stage. Demolishes a garage and conservatory to build a two-storey side extension, rear extension and front canopy. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with roofing, joinery and glazing for the new openings.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Fawley Lodge North Fawley Wantage OX12 9NJ
360 sqm agricultural building, prior approval determination, Wantage. A 30m by 12m farm building at Fawley Lodge, 4.5m eaves and 6.1m ridge, at prior approval stage. Steel frame, roofing, cladding and groundworks packages suit local fabricators and agricultural contractors.
GroundworksSteelRoofing
2 Coombe Barns Crookham Common Road Crookham Common Thatcham RG19 8BP
210 sqm metal-clad agricultural storage barn, Thatcham, full application. Erects a replacement storage barn on the footprint of a former agricultural building at Crookham Common, at full application stage. Groundworks, steel framing and metal cladding packages are the live opportunities for local…
GroundworksSteelCladding
11 Kettering Close Calcot Reading RG31 7DF
First-floor side extension for a disabled family member, Calcot, West Berkshire. Adds accessible living space above an existing side section at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, joinery and accessible bathroom fit-out are the packages to pitch for.
BrickworkRoofingJoinery
Rockall Ash Terrace Ashmore Green Thatcham RG18 9EU
Householder roof enlargement and extension, Thatcham, full application. Enlarges the roof and extends an existing house with internal and external alterations, at full householder stage. Roofing, brickwork and joinery packages suit local subcontractors, with glazing for new openings and internal…
RoofingBrickworkJoinery
63 Rectory Close Newbury RG14 6DD
Householder extensions and loft conversion, Newbury, at full application stage. Adds a first-floor side extension, single-storey rear extension and rear dormers to a Rectory Close house. Steel for the first-floor opening, roofing for dormers and loft, and brickwork and glazing for the extensions…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
South Cottage Quicks Green Ashampstead Reading RG8 8SN
Garage replacement annexe outbuilding with solar and heat pump, Ashampstead. Demolishes a garage to build a free-standing annexe outbuilding at South Cottage, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead, with heat pump and solar M&E packages for local householder trades.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Vestlia Lodge Riverview Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AU
Garden swimming pool and heat pump scheme, Pangbourne. Adds a private pool, timber deck and plant unit at full householder stage. Excavation, pool tanking and drainage lead, with heat pump plumbing and plant enclosure fit-out to follow.
GroundworksDrainageM&E
69 Lower Way Thatcham RG19 3RS
Two single-storey extensions with demolitions, Thatcham. Replaces a rear store and a side garage with new rear and side extensions to a house, at full householder application stage. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork lead the package, with roofing and glazing for the new extensions suiting local…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Crokers Hole Farm Seven Barrows Lambourn Hungerford RG17 8UH
Householder extension with solar and heat pumps, Lambourn, West Berkshire. Under-100sqm extension and internal reworking of a rural farm property at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery for local trades, with solar and heat-pump installers fitting panels and plant.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
67 Andover Road Newbury RG14 6JE
Rear extension replacing conservatory, Newbury householder application at full stage. Removes the existing conservatory at 67 Andover Road and builds a larger rear extension in its place. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages are open to local subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Telecommunications Mast The Triangle Newbury
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
Planning appeals in West Berkshire Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so West Berkshire Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
West Berkshire Council, raw rate
36.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30%
national rates applied to this caseload
6.3 percentage points above expected. West Berkshire Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
623 appeals counted, 584 judged either way (212 allowed, 372 dismissed), 39 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 34.2% | 28.8% | 410 | 403 | 138 |
| Householder (HAS) | 42.5% | 35.6% | 120 | 120 | 51 |
| Enforcement Notice | 21.4% | 13.5% | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 57.1% | 36.9% | 16 | 14 | 8 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 27.3% | 25% | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 25% | 20.6% | 12 | 12 | 3 |
10 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Section 106BC (Affordable Housing) | Too few judged | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in West Berkshire Council
West Berkshire Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in West Berkshire Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent27 homes
- Affordable rent62 homes
- Shared ownership31 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
West Berkshire Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder91% (286 decided)
- other93% (122 decided)
- commercial93% (44 decided)
- residential89% (38 decided)
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