Le Stack Cottage Ashford Hill Thatcham Hampshire RG19 8BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00531/HSE - Householder Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing integral garage with flat roof to Northern end of dwelling, erection of replacement extension with pitched roof and single storey rear extension. Replace existing flat roof to Southern end of dwelling with pitched roof. New detached garage to front of dwelling. New porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Mar 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

SSSI about 50 m away: Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National nature reserve about 393 m away: Ashford Hill; Inside the Ashford Hill built-up area; Priority habitat about 37 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 Permission
Postcode
RG19 8BQ
Received
12 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Mar 2026
Ward
Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
Parish
ASHFORD HILL WITH HEADLEY CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Storyboard Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 104 days from validation, 49 days slower than Basingstoke's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 98% of demolitions here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
60decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Basingstoke in the last twelve months, from validation. Basingstoke decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14774592
Planning Portal ref
PP-14774592
Comments by
7 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
7 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Basingstoke
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#143 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Basingstoke ranks #189 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Basingstoke decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #75 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #49 of 296
59%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #189 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #198 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
150 decided (1-9 homes)
63%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,076
Total decisions
90 refused in the year to March 2026