Martindale Farm Basingstoke Road Greenham Thatcham RG19 8HW Data via plota.co.uk

25/02700/PIP - Permission in Principle Withdrawn

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for 1 detached dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 Nov 2025
✓
Validated
23 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
9 Mar 2026
−
Withdrawn
30 Mar 2026

Withdrawn on 30 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 290 m away: Greenham and Crookham Commons SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Bishop's Green built-up area; Priority habitat 16 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 8 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £275,000 in August 1999. Detached house, freehold.

4 August 1999£275,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Permission in Principle
Postcode
RG19 8HW
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Newbury Greenham
Parish
Greenham Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Mar 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
30 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
9 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.