7 Riverway Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00429/HOUSE - Householder Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Carport to be built adjacent to main dwelling. First and ground floor extension to enclose replacement staircase. Interior layout alterations. New driveway entrance and associated drop kerb to unclassified road Riverway. Solar panels to south facing roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 12 Sept 2026, 10:15

Application progress

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Received

23 Feb 2026

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Validated

22 Apr 2026

✓

Consultation

1 May 2026

Decision

Expected by 17 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 145. The consultation period closed on 25 May 2026.

Documents 15

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SAC

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

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.

Special area of conservation 22 m away: River Lambourn

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 22 m away: River Lambourn 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: Restorable Habitat

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; Inside the Great Shefford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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

Council: West Berkshire
Application type: Householder Application
Postcode: RG17 7HX
Received: 23 Feb 2026
Validated: 22 Apr 2026
Ward: Downlands
Parish: Great Shefford Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Jun 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: MATHEWSON WATERS ARCHITECTS

Decision outlook

Day 145, past the statutory target. 87% of extensions in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

target

predicted

Day 14589 days past 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

2comments received

2 objecting

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 25 May 2026
Site or press notice: 1 May 2026
Statutory expiry: 17 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021

6 Riverway Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7HX

Permission to use existing outbuilding for short term holiday accommodation

21/02684/FUL 21 Oct 2021

2021 Approved

The Bridge House Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford West Berkshire RG17 7DA

Single storey extension to create study.

21/01413/HOUSE 22 Jul 2021

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

7 Riverway Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 15

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 3

Other documents 1