Brookfield Post Office Road Inkpen Hungerford RG17 9PU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01442/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

To erect an agricultural barn with solar array, for storage of agricultural machinery and materials. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
7 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Oct 2026; it is now day 72.

Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

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 Inkpen built-up area; 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £655,500 in April 2004. Detached house, freehold.

23 April 2004£655,500
10 July 1996£267,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG17 9PU
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Inkpen Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Offgrid Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 85% of agricultural works in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 726 days to the predicted decision (day 78)
67%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

8comments received
8 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
7 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Sept 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use