The Bolt Hole Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00293/PACOU - Prior Approval for Change of Use Refused
AgriculturalChange of useNew homes

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Conversion of existing agricultural barn into single residential dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
10 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
1 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Refused Decision Notice · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Elevations and floor plans Plans, Drawings · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Cil Form Community Infrastructure Levy · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Emergency Planning Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HT SuDS Consultee Comment · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Health Consultee Comment · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public bridleway 27 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Burghfield Common built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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
Prior Approval for Change of Use
Postcode
RG7 3JS
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Bradfield
Parish
Sulhamstead Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 May 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Charlesgate Homes Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 17 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 69 for changes of use. Refused, as 10% of changes of use here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
59decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Moss Glade Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS
T1 - Monterey Cypress: Fell due to damage to lower wall
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2023 Approved
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Monterey Cypress - reduce northern hemisphere of crown by 1-1.5m (to good growth points)…
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2023 Approved
The Old Barn at Benhams Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS
Change of use from tractor barn to a 1 bedroom apartment.
23/00430/FUL
2022 Approved
82 Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading West Berkshire RG7 3JS
Front porch, side and rear extension.
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2022 Approved
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22/02264/5DAY
2022 Approved
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2022 Refused
1 Bramble Close Burghfield Common Reading West Berkshire RG7 3GW
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22/01085/CERTP
2021 Approved
The Old Barn at Benhams Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading West Berkshire RG7 3JS
Change of use from the tractor barn to residential
21/01288/FUL
2021 Approved
1 Bramble Close Burghfield Common Reading West Berkshire RG7 3GW
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extensions to include, utility room, inc…
21/01270/HOUSE
2020 Approved
4 Bramble Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3GW
Single storey extension
20/01928/HOUSE
2020 Approved
Crofters Cottage Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS
Works to Kitchen and Utility
20/01645/LBC2
2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
Crofters Cottage Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS
Works to kitchen and utility
19/03036/LBC2
2019 Approved
Crofters Cottage Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JS
Proposed internal alterations and restorations to the lower level including alteration to…
19/03041/LBC2
2018 Refused
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
Outline planning permission for conversion of existing residential barns and garages into…
18/01910/OUTD
2018 Decided
5 Alder Glade Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3HW
Sycamore - Fell to ground level.Holly Bushes - Reduce by 4m from top.2no. Oaks - Crown re…
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2017 Refused
Moss Glade Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
Lime, Oak, Cypress Monterey - Fell, all three trees will be replaced with Copper Beech sa…
17/01118/TPW
2016 Approved
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
Proposed erection of a self-build detached dwelling with associated garages with access o…
16/02060/FULD
2016 Approved
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
Proposed erection of 1 self build detached dwelling with associated garages with access o…
16/02063/FULD
2016 Approved
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
Proposed erection of 1 self-build dwelling with associated garages with access off existi…
16/02061/FULD
2016 Approved
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
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2016 Refused
Benhams Farm Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading Berkshire RG7 3JS
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16/00658/OUTMAJ
2016 Approved
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16/00167/FULD
2023 Decided
Land Off Holly Bush Lane Hollybush Lane Burghfield Common Reading
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings