Land Off Oakley Drive Oakley Drive Burghfield Common Reading Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for permission in principle for a phased application for upto 9 serviced plots for custom build housing Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 33
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 19
Other documents 6
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Permission in Principle
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bradfield
- Parish
- Sulhamstead Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 May 2026
- Decision
- Refusal
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 46 days from validation, 11 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 57 for new homes. Refused, as 35% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 14 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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