Woodbine Cottage Cromwell Terrace Bath Road Speen Newbury RG14 1RE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01344/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replace existing timber fence to the rear boundary with 2.5m high fence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
9 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Approved Decision Notice · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation and Design Officer Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Speen Parish Council Consultee Comment · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Public Rights of Way Countryside Consultee Comment · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Newbury Weekly News Planning Notice 16th July 2026 Newspaper, Press · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Existing Fence Photo Photo · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo showing proposed Increase height for fence Photo · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo of Proposed Fence Photo · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Speen 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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Leighton Lodge, Grade II, 28 m away · 7 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 182 m away: Donnington Grove; Special area of conservation 496 m away: River Lambourn; National landscape 399 m away: North Wessex Downs; SSSI 496 m away: River Lambourn SSSI; Inside the Newbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
RG14 1RE
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Speen Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
549decided 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

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024
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Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
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2023 Approved
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2021 Approved
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T1- Leylandii: Cut back the branches that are overhanging past the fence boundary T2- Ley…
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2021 Approved
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T13 - Lawson Cypress Screen - Reduce the first six trees from the East by 7m to leave a h…
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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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
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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

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