Home Park Slanting Hill Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9QG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00850/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Extend existing balcony with new glass pergola over balcony. New external staircase up to balcony. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:58

Application progress

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Received

20 Apr 2026

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Consultation

15 May 2026

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Approved

1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved Decision Notice · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 11

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form Community Infrastructure Levy · 20 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Trees Consultee Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Hermitage Parish Council Consultee Comment · 22 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SAC

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present

A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Cold Ash built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: West Berkshire
Application type: Householder Application
Postcode: RG18 9QG
Received: 20 Apr 2026
Validated: 20 Apr 2026
Ward: Chieveley & Cold Ash
Parish: Hermitage Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Jun 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 1 Jul 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 16 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

This one72d

Council56d

UK54d

59%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

379decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 18 May 2026
Site or press notice: 15 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Oakwood Slanting Hill Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9QG

T5 Oak -Shorten limb over neighbouring property by 3 metres to give a 3 metre clearance f…

19/00428/TPW 16 May 2019

2018 Approved

Oakwood Slanting Hill Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9QG

Proposed rear/side conservatory

18/00927/HOUSE 23 May 2018

2017 Approved

Oakwood Slanting Hill Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9QG

Erection of a double garage and garden store/toilet.

17/00538/HOUSE 30 May 2017

2016 Refused

Oakwood Slanting Hill Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9QG

Erection of a double garage with accommodation for an elderly person.

16/02999/HOUSE 28 Dec 2016

West Berkshire

Planning Authority Score

3.9/10

Below average

#202 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

West Berkshire decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

90%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #122 of 296

93%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #142 of 296

57%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #199 of 296

46%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #203 of 296

55%

Minor dwellings approved

65 decided (1-9 homes)

96%

Major dwellings approved

25 decided (10+ homes)

77%

Change of use approved

57 decided

1,045

Total decisions

108 refused in the year to March 2026