Five Oaken Cottage Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3QD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00784/CERTE - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity: For the use of the site as a children's home. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Validated
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Open access land 13 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.; Priority habitat 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Postcode
RG7 3QD
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
ET Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Aug 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