Pearl House 12 Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01554/ADV - Advert Application Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

1) The replacement of three vinyl signs affixed to ground floor windows on Bartholomew Street with three internal backlit displays, 2) the replacement of the vinyl sign within the door of retail unit R-00-01 with updated details (and the removal of the two vinyl signs affixed to ground floor doors to retail unit R-00-02 and the entrance to the extra care scheme) and 3) the addition of four projecting signs on the Bartholomew Street elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 16

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Approved Decision Notice · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Amended site plan Plans, Drawings · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Bartholomew Street View & Street View Plans, Drawings · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Projecting Signs & Window Graphics with Dimensions Plans, Drawings · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Newbury Town Council Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation and Design Officer Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Newbury Weekly News Planning Notice 23 July 2026 Newspaper, Press · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo 1 Photo · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo 2 Photo · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo 3 Photo · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG Photo 4 Photo · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering letter Supporting Document · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
38 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 16, Bartholomew Street, Grade II, 29 m away · 1 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 32 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 38 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI 113 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Newbury built-up area.
Not affected
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 area59 m² (635 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (81 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat
Built2021
HeatingElectric underfloor heating
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.16 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Advert Application
Postcode
RG14 5DQ
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 72 days from validation, 8 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 64 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 100% of advertisement consent here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
17decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

74 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.