Land at Brimpton Lane and Brimpton Footpath 20 and Blacknest Lane Brimpton Common Reading Data via plota.co.uk

26/00324/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Refused

Proposal

Change of use of land to a residential caravan site consiting of 3 pitches, each pitch comprising 1 day room, 1 static caravan, storage space for 1 touring caravan, 2 parking spaces, cycle and bin stores, associated infrastructure to include 2 new highway access points (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Feb 2026
✓
Validated
5 May 2026
✓
Consultation
13 May 2026
✗
Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Aug 2026

Documents 63

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 1 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 1 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 27

PDF Conservation and Design Officer Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Office for Nuclear Regulation Consultee Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EP -objection. Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EP -objection. Consultee Comment · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Trees -no objections Consultee Comment · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response of agent to AWE objection. Supporting Document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Response of agent to AWE objection. Supporting Document · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Policy Team (amended) Consultee Comment · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Policy Consultee Comment · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Representation Objection · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Highways -cp Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways -cp Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways -cp Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways -cp Consultee Comment · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeology response. Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Brimpton Parish Council Consultee Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeology -note. Consultee Comment · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF HT SuDS Consultee Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Principal Archaeologist Consultee Comment · 29 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NatureSpace - Great Crested Newts Berkshire Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Objection from Nature Space Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Objection from Nature Space Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AWE and MOD Consultee Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Waste Management Consultee Comment · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Public Rights of Way Countryside Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Public footpath 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
Scheduled monument 185 m away: Bell barrow 250m north-west of Larkwhistle Farm; Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 379 m away: Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows SSSI; Inside the Brimpton Common built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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, 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

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Aldermaston
Parish
Brimpton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
White Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 44 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 57 for changes of use. Refused, as 11% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
73decided 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

48comments received
48 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

55 neighbours consulted · Last counted 14 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
13 May 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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