37 Roundfield Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6RA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01428/CERTP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Installation of an air source heat pump. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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.
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
Inside the Upper Bucklebury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
RG7 6RA
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Bucklebury Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
LMAD Architectural

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 82% of lawful development certificates here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
80decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Jul 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