26 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01315/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision
Change of useDemolitionNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Removal of existing porch, the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part residential (A1/C3) to full residential use (C3), in the form of three apartments (incl. internal/external alterations). Change of use of garden cottage, and orangery for retail use (A1) to full residential use (C3), in the form of three dwellings for persons over 55 years of age (incl. internal/external alterations). Demolition of existing brick building, and the erection of a dwelling for persons over 55 years of age within associated grounds. Provision to be made for on-site car/cycle parking, turning space, amenity space, hard and soft landscaping (incl. tree removal), refuse/recycling storage and alterations to existing boundary wall. Section 73a application to vary condition 2 'Approved Plans' of Planning Permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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Validated
8 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Sept 2026, from West Berkshire's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 3 Sept 2026.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Heritage, Design & Access Statement Supporting Document · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Working Second Floor Plan and West Elevation Plans, Drawings · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Conservation and Design Officer Consultee Comment · 18 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Newbury Weekly News Planning Notice 16th July 2026 Newspaper, Press · 17 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF form_1_cil_additional_information Community Infrastructure Levy · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • Part of

    VariationApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 2 variation sought

    • VariationRemoval of existing porch, the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part residential…This application26/01315/FUL

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 26, Charnham Street
List entry 1210443 · 3 m from the pin · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (25 Grade II)
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.
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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.
Hungerford 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.
Special area of conservation 301 m away: Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 225 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods SSSI; Inside the Hungerford built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
RG17 0EJ
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Hungerford Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
KLH Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 68 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 681 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
41%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
59decided 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.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Decided
Approval of details reserved by Conditions (5) Doors and Windows, (8) CMS, (11) Cycle Par…
25/01608/COND
2025 Approved
Approval of details reserved by Condition No. 4 (External Joinery Windows/Doors) of Appro…
25/00655/COND
2025 Decided
Approval of details reserved by Condition Nos. 3 (Schedule of Materials), 5 (New External…
25/00210/COND
2025
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (External Joinery Windows / D…
25/00146/COND
2024 Approved
Proposed 1 x new dwelling and conversion and extension of existing buildings into 3 x res…
24/02542/LBC
2024
Proposed 1 x new dwelling and conversion and extension of existing buildings into 3 x res…
24/01014/FUL
2023
Proposed 1 x new dwelling and conversion and extension of existing buildings into 3 x res…
23/02458/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
House 29 - 30 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Proposed internal insulation to external walls to meet 0.30 uValue
25/02305/LBC
2025 Approved
Charnham Works Charnham Lane Hungerford RG17 0EY
Demolition of existing side extension and construction of a larger single storey side ext…
25/02212/FUL
2025 Approved
Rear Of 31 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Change of use from offices to a single 3 bedroom dwelling house
25/00667/FUL
2024 Approved
House 29 - 30 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Proposed change of use of part of ground floor and first floor, from shop-E(c)(iii) to dw…
24/01194/LBC
2024 Approved
House 29 - 30 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Proposed change of use of part of ground floor and first floor, from shop-E(c)(iii) to dw…
24/01193/FUL
2023 Approved
35 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Alterations to the front & rear elevations. The front would have double glazed slim-line…
23/01082/HOUSE
2022 Approved
Dick Lovett Mini Hungerford Garage Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EL
Demolition of outbuildings and pub rear extension and extension and redevelopment of exis…
22/02287/FUL
2023 Approved
Charnham House 29 - 30 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
Leylandii Conifer - 6m tall. Fell and remove 3.5m of height.
23/00765/TPC
2023 Approved
35 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
T1 - Willow: Fell. T2 - Small fruiting Fig: Fell
23/00676/TPC
2021 Approved
35 Charnham Street Hungerford West Berkshire RG17 0EJ
T1- Willow, approx approx 20m in height. re pollard back to previous points. T2-fig, appr…
21/00881/TPC
2021 Approved
34 Charnham Street Hungerford West Berkshire RG17 0EJ
T1- eucalyptus approx 18m in height. reduce by no more than 3m and shapeT2- willow approx…
21/00880/TPC
2020 Approved
Land at River Dun Bearwater Hungerford
To install a fish pass within an existing structure on The River Dun, Bearwater
20/02994/FUL
2020 Approved
29 - 30 Charnham Street Hungerford RG17 0EJ
T1 - Eucalyptus - Canopy reduction by 2-2.5m, to a finished height of 10m. T2,T3,T4,T5…
20/00692/TPC
2019 Approved
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
SECTION 73a: Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Condition 7 (Landscaping) of p…
19/02065/FULD
2019 Approved
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Formation of bin store, parking area and seating area (revised elements of scheme approve…
19/02066/LBC2
2018 Approved
27 - 28 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Change of use to private residential. Removal of a non-contemporary stud-partition wall o…
18/01887/LBC2
2018 Approved
27 - 28 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Change of use to private residential. Removal of a non-contemporary stud-partition wall o…
18/01886/FULD
2017 Refused
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, and the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part resident…
17/02318/LBC2
2017 Refused
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, and the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part resident…
17/02317/FULD
2017 Approved
Bear Hotel 41 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EL
Internal non structural alterations and refurbishment of existing letting rooms above lic…
17/02015/LBC2
2016 Approved
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part residential…
16/03205/FULD
2016 Approved
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, the change of use of No. 26 from part retail/part residential…
16/03206/LBC2
2016 Withdrawn
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, the change of use of No.26 from part retail/part residential (…
16/01796/LBC2
2016 Withdrawn
26 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
Removal of existing porch, the change of use of No.26 from part retail/part residential (…
16/01795/FULD
2016 Refused
31 Charnham Street Hungerford Berkshire RG17 0EJ
One Fascia Sign, One Projecting Sign and Dutch Blinds.
16/00886/ADV
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings