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 4 self contained flats (Use Class C3),with parking, refuse and cycle storage, landscaping, solar panels and air source heat pumps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Mar 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Nov 2026; it is now day 163.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 29

Other documents 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 20 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, Horn Street, Grade II, 55 m away · 4 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Compton; Flood defence 8 m away (natural high ground); Inside the Compton (West Berkshire) built-up area; Tree preservation order 23 m away: 201/21/0751 - G1; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

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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
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Kaan Taskin

Decision outlook

Day 163, past the statutory target. 84% 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 28 Oct 2026.

Day 16320 days to the predicted decision (day 183)
49%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
73decided 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 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Nov 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

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