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

26/00381/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision

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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Application progress

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Received

19 Feb 2026

✓

Validated

5 Mar 2026

✓

Consultation

7 Apr 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 11 May 2026.

Documents 47

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 18

Application forms 2

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Consultation & comments 10

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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
Applicant: Show
Agent: Grass Roots Planning

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 11 May 2026
Site 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

2021 Approved

Rocking Horse Nursery Racecourse Road Newbury West Berkshire RG14 7NZ

Erection of single storey extension, new toy store and refuse store. Replacement of exist…

21/01822/FUL 11 Jan 2022

2017 Approved

Footbridge Adjacent To Mandarin Court Hambridge Road Newbury Berkshire

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17/02754/PAD56 26 Oct 2017

2016 Approved

History 1 Newbury Racecourse Racecourse Road Newbury Berkshire

Change parking bays from grass to re-inforced buff gravel.

16/03115/FUL 29 Dec 2016

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 performance

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