Culverlands House Mans Hill Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3BD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01162/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved

Proposal

Single Storey Oak Framed Wine Tasting and Visitor Events Building Including Provision of Parking Area and Extension of Access Track. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Consultation
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Documents 41

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 29 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 29 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Grade II listed: Culverlands
List entry 1135780 · The pin is inside its outline
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area793 m² (8,536 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (61 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 17 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG7 3BD
Received
29 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Prime Oak

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 97% of commercial and major works here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
38decided 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 objecting

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
11 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jul 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.