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26/00542/CERTE - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) Approved

Proposal

The lawful use of land and outbuildings (Buildings A, B, C, and D) immediately to west of the dwelling at Fairholme Farm as residential amenity land and outbuildings used incidental to the domestic enjoyment of the dwelling known as Fairholme Farm. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Apr 2026
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Consultation
15 May 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Stanford Dingley conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 421 m away: King's Copse SSSI; Inside the Stanford Dingley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £30,000 in March 2021. Other property, freehold.

31 March 2021£30,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area510 m² (5,490 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (84 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingAir source heat pump, Systems with radiators, electric
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.19 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Postcode
RG7 6LT
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Stanford Dingley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Howard Cole

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Jun 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.

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.