Rocking Horse Nursery Racecourse Road Newbury RG14 7NY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00381/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension to the Rocking Horse Nursery, to provide three additional class-rooms, a multi-use room and a new refuse store, along with alteration to the road layout and provision of hardstanding surface to 120 existing grassed car parking spaces, and installation of 9no. air conditioning units to existing building and to proposed extension… Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 4 Sept 2026, 01:02

Application progress

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Received

19 Feb 2026

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Validated

5 Mar 2026

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Consultation

7 Apr 2026

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Approved

1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 52

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Approved Decision Notice · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 18

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Community Infrastructure Levy · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 10

Site constraints 3

Public footpath 15 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

SSSI 477 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods SSSI; Inside the Newbury built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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: RG14 7NY
Received: 19 Feb 2026
Validated: 5 Mar 2026
Ward: Newbury Greenham
Parish: Greenham Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Apr 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 1 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Grass Roots Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 180 days from validation, 124 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 92% of extensions here are.

This one180d

Council56d

UK54d

59%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

379decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 supporting

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 11 May 2026
Site or press notice: 7 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2016 Approved

History 1 Newbury Racecourse Racecourse Road Newbury Berkshire

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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