The Cleffon Broad Lane Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01870/HOUSE - Householder Application Pending

Proposal

Proposed extensions including a front, side, rear and porch extension, raising of the roof to accommodate extra bedrooms, parking area and oil tank to the rear, and 2m front gates / hedges-S73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 26/00312/HOUSE Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Aug 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from West Berkshire's recent extensions. Comments are open until 29 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
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
Inside the Upper Bucklebury built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 33 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..
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

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RG7 6QJ
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Bucklebury Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Whitfield Design Architects

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Oct 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