The Willows Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB Data via plota.co.uk
26/00143/CERTP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Approved
Proposal
Installation of an air source heat pump. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Jan 2026
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Validated
3 Feb 2026
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Approved
25 Feb 2026
Approved on 25 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
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.
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Barnaby Thatch, Grade II, 39 m away
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Hermitage built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Postcode
- RG18 9TB
- Received
- 22 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Hermitage Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 25 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LMAD Architectural
How this decision compares
Decided in 22 days from validation, 30 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 52 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 82% of lawful development certificates here are.
This one22d
Council52d
UK50d
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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 26 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
35 Lipscomb Close Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9SZ
Rear Extension on existing patio
2024
Approved
33 Lipscomb Close Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9SZ
Extend and infill front porch
2024
1 Longworthy Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB
Demolition of timber bungalow and garage, erection of new self-build detached dwelling an…
2024
35 Lipscomb Close Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9SZ
Removal of existing porch and replacement with oak framed porch.
2022
Approved
Adelaide House Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TD
Garage conversion with single storey extensions to the front and rear of the garage.
2021
Approved
White Horse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB
Reconfiguration of the pub grounds (including the rearrangement of the parking and pub ga…
2020
Approved
Pineleigh Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TD
Conversion of garage to annexe and new roof to create first floor bedroom and en-suites.
2019
Approved
Oaklands House Doctors Lane Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9TA
T1 Oak. This tree has a sgnificant canopy bias to the south, towards the house. The canop…
2017
Approved
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire
Outline application for demolition of farmyard buildings, retention of The Old Farmhouse…
2018
Approved
The Willows Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9TB
Single storey rear extension to comply with PD Rights, roof no higher than 4m and eaves t…
2018
Lawrence Building Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9TD
Demolish garage and erect convenience store with 4 x apartments above and erect 4 dwellin…
2017
Approved
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire
EIA Screening Opinion Request
2016
Approved
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire
Erection of four dwellings and widening of access
2016
Approved
Hermitage House Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9TD
T1 - Cedar - FellT2 - Cedar - Crown clean to remove deadwood, weak and crossing branches…
2025
1 Longworthy Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials) 9 (CMS) 12 (Reme…
2022
Approved
Former Lawrence Building Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TD
Modification of Planning Obligation on Approved Application 19/00029/FULD: Second schedul…
2022
Approved
Former Lawrence Building Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TD
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 17 (Verification report to dem…
2022
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham
Request under section 106A subsection (1)(a) to modify the planning obligations within th…
2022
Approved
White Horse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 ( Sample of materials), and 6…
2022
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 13 (suds), 14 (mitigation), 31…
2022
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 16 (Access Details - Liscomb C…
2021
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 1 ( Reserved Matters), 7 (EMP)…
2021
Approved
White Horse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9TB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 'Landscaping' and 15 'Protec…
2021
Land at The Old Farmhouse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham
Approval of reserved matters following Outline Permission 19/02993/OUTMAJ allowed on appe…
2021
Approved
White Horse Newbury Road Hermitage Thatcham West Berkshire RG18 9TB
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (arboricultural watching bri…
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
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