Altius Heads Lane Inkpen Common Hungerford RG17 9QS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00197/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective application for the siting of a garden building for use as an office and storage in the rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Validated
3 Feb 2026
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Consultation
16 Feb 2026
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Approved
29 May 2026

Approved on 29 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Public Rights of Way Countryside Consultee Comment · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 restricted byway 8 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.
SSSI 10 m away: Inkpen Common SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Priority habitat 9 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 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 area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RG17 9QS
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Inkpen Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
29 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 115 days from validation, 59 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
549decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Mar 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.