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26/01815/PACOU - Prior Approval for Change of Use Pending
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of the first and second floors of 30-31 Northbrook Street falling within Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to a use falling within Class C3 (Dwellinghouses), to provide four self-contained residential flats… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from West Berkshire's recent changes of use.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Application Correspondence · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Existing Floor Plans and Elevations Plans, Drawings · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans and Elevations Plans, Drawings · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location and Block Plan Plans, Drawings · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Cil Form Community Infrastructure Levy · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF FRA Supporting Document · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 26 and 26a, Northbrook Street
List entry 1210844 · 21 m from the pin · 30 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II*, 25 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Newbury Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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
SSSI 218 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods SSSI; Inside the Newbury built-up area.
Not affected
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
Prior Approval for Change of Use
Postcode
RG14 1DJ
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Amico Design Limited

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 861 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
59decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Restaurant fit out of 30 and 31 Northbrook Street. New signage, replacement of existing s…
25/01360/FUL
2025
A new aluminium fascia board to be affixed across the shopfronts of 30 & 31 Northbrook St…
25/01361/ADV
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
16 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Installation of new fascia signs at high level. Installation of new Projecting Sign at hi…
25/01917/FUL
2025
16 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
1no. Projecting Sign Installed at High level. 3no. Fascia Signs applied at High level. 5n…
25/01918/ADV
2025
87 - 89 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE
Changing of WHSMITH brand to TGJones. Like for Like replacements.
25/01337/ADV
2025 Approved
Tidal Vape 24 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Non illuminated wooden shopfront facia sign
25/00620/ADV
2025 Approved
Robert Dyas 83 - 84 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE
G1 Sycamore x 2 - Fell to as near ground level as possible by carefully dismantling using…
25/00251/TPC
2025
28 - 29 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
New signage, air conditioning condenser units and extract grille and shopfront
25/00614/ADV
2025
28 - 29 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
New signage, air conditioning condenser units and extract grille and shopfront
25/00613/FUL
2025
Tidal Vape 24 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Non Illumindated external fascia sign
25/00518/LBC
2024
6 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Replacement of principle entrance doors on a like for like basis
24/02528/LBC
2024
6 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Replacement of principle entrance doors on a like for like basis
24/02527/FUL
2024
26 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Removal of stud partitions to offices. Installation of new food service counters and inst…
24/02149/FUL
2024
26 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Removal of stud partitions to offices. Installation of new food service counters and inst…
24/02150/LBC
2024 Approved
87 - 89 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE
1 non-illuminated fascia sign at 15840 x 910mm and 1 non-illuminated window vinyl at 1700…
24/01462/ADV
2024 Approved
Cromwell Place Newbury
Yew: Reduce height and spread of tree in parking area by approx 25% leaving cuts no great…
24/01637/TPC
2024
81 - 82 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE
Installation of new fenestration and balconies
24/01779/FUL
2024
81 - 82 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE
Change of use of part (rear) ground-floor, first and second floors (Use Class E) to 7no…
24/00376/FUL
2023 Approved
Nationwide 74 - 76 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1ND
Replace 1no. Projecting signage with new 500mm. Retain existing brackets. Existing Projec…
23/02350/ADV
2022 Approved
25B-25C Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ
Shopfront fascia signage displaying company logo and Projecting sign displaying company l…
22/02454/ADV
2021 Approved
77 Northbrook Street Newbury West Berkshire RG14 1AE
1x Stencil cut powder coated aluminium fascia sign, 1x Double sided Stencil cut and powde…
21/02144/ADV
2022 Approved
12 - 20 Parkway Shopping Centre Newbury RG14 1AY
Fascia Advertisements
22/01703/ADV
2016 Approved
73 Northbrook Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1AE
Retention of unauthorised works relating to a new fascia board for shop front.
16/00424/LBC2
2016 Approved
22 Northbrook Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1DJ
Replacement of existing signs with new metal fascia sign, individual letter sign and 'bus…
16/00395/ADV
2016 Approved
90 Northbrook Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1DA
Installation of 46" digital merchandising TV screen viewed from outside at street level.
16/00085/ADV
2016 Approved
24 Northbrook Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1DJ
Remove existing plaque and erect a new heritage plaque to note that No. 24 Northbrook Str…
15/03461/LBC2
2016 Approved
Camp Hopson and Co Ltd 7 - 11 Northbrook Street Newbury Berkshire RG14 1DN
T1 - London Plane - Crown reduce by 50%T2 - Lime - Crown lift of 2m, remove ivy and crown…
16/00023/TPC
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings