Unit A Bamboo House 11 Market Street Newbury RG14 5LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01028/CERTP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use: Proposed use of an indoor play cafe Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Validated
26 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Newbury Town Centre 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.
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
SSSI 287 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; 14 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Newbury built-up area.
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 area202 m² (2,174 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)
UseGeneral Assembly and Leisure, Night Clubs, and Theatres
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
RG14 5LX
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 19 days faster 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Jul 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

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.