Raceform House High Street Compton Newbury RG20 6NL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00708/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed change of use from Business and Service Office (Use Class E) to 5 self contained flats (Use Class C3), including landscaping and parking. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 118. The consultation period closed on 18 Jun 2026.

Documents 29

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
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.
Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Compton; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Compton (West Berkshire) built-up area; Tree preservation order 23 m away: 201/21/0751 - G1; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG20 6NL
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Parish
Compton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kaan Taskin

Decision outlook

Day 118, past the statutory target. 82% of changes of use in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 11862 days past the 56-day target
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

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
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