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25/02672/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved

Proposal

(Part Retrospective) Change of use from garage (Sui Generis) to Use Class E, alterations and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

19 Nov 2025

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Validated

20 Nov 2025

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Consultation

27 Nov 2025

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Approved

15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 3

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

Inside the Burghfield Common 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 9 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: Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode: RG7 3BL
Received: 19 Nov 2025
Validated: 20 Nov 2025
Ward: Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish: Burghfield Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Jan 2026
Decision: Approval
Decision date: 15 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Squires Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 78 for full applications. Approved, as 80% of full applications here are.

This one56d

Council78d

UK56d

32%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

221decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 18 Dec 2025
Site or press notice: 27 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry: 15 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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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