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26/02051/AGRIC - Agricultural Development Approved

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a steel portal frame barn as described in supporting statement. Length 30m, height to eaves 4.5m, breadth 15m, height to ridge 6.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:36

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Application progress

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Received

21 Sept 2026

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Approved

5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 7

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.

Public footpath 16 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 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Conservation area 59 m away: Hampstead Norreys; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Hampstead Norreys 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 scheduled monument 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.

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Important details

Council: West Berkshire
Application type: Agricultural Development
Received: 21 Sept 2026
Validated: 21 Sept 2026
Ward: Ridgeway
Parish: Hampstead Norreys Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Oct 2026
Decision: Not required
Decision date: 5 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 14 days from validation, 38 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 52 for agricultural works. Approved, as 76% of agricultural works here are.

This one14d

Council52d

UK46d

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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 12 Oct 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

The Old Dairy Site Manor House Church Street Hampstead Norreys Thatcham Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 1

Plans & drawings 3

Application forms 1