John Lewis Arrowhead Road Theale Reading RG7 4AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00456/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site for storage of operational vehicles associated with existing distribution warehouse, including site resurfacing, provision of boundary fencing, ancillary parking, and ancillary infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 17:02

Application progress

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Received

25 Feb 2026

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Validated

13 Mar 2026

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Consultation

16 Apr 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Jul 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 21 May 2026; it is now day 185. The consultation period closed on 21 May 2026.

Documents 75

Statements & assessments 22

Plans & drawings 27

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 14

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 242 m away: Sheffield (or Shenfield) Lock; Inside the Theale (West Berkshire) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Not green belt · No listed building 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: Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode: RG7 4AH
Received: 25 Feb 2026
Validated: 13 Mar 2026
Ward: Theale
Parish: Theale Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Jul 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: DWD Property and Planning

Decision outlook

Day 185, past the statutory target. 93% of commercial and major works in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 185129 days past the 56-day target

59%decided within 8 weeks

96%approved

33decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 21 May 2026
Site or press notice: 16 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry: 8 May 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

Unit 12 Markham Centre Station Road Theale Reading RG7 4PE

Change of use and internal alterations to commercial building (Use Class E).

22/02769/CERTP 23 Dec 2022

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