Clapton Farm House Clapton Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9RP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00334/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved

Proposal

Full planning consent for the COU (Change of Use) and operational work of a series of existing agricultural barns to B8 (commercial Storage) with minor operational works to the barns consented previously under Class R. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Feb 2026
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Validated
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
18 Mar 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 22

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Clapton Farmhouse
List entry 1117233 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public footpath 22 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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.

Building

Floor area397 m² (4,273 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (47 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2016, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG17 9RP
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Kintbury Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
29 May 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
BCM

How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 29 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 89% 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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 May 2026
Site or press notice
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.