Downe House School Downe House Hermitage Road Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9JJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed first floor addition, rear extension and refurbishment of the existing 'Garden House' building Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Dec 2026, from West Berkshire's recent extensions.
Documents 29
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 21
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 8 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Application type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Postcode
- RG18 9JJ
- Received
- 29 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Cold Ash Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lyons Sleeman Hoare
Decision outlook
Day 21 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides extensions by day 56.
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.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Nov 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Dec 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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