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26/02004/CERTE - Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use: Site of demolished farm buildings for new residential curtilage - in line with planning consent reference and subsequent demolition of farm buildings in line with discharge of conditions consent . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 9 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location plan Plans, Drawings · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Covering letter Application Correspondence · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF site photos x4_demolition Photo · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 4

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    Conditions , , , discharged

    • LawfulnessApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use: Site of demolished farm…This application26/02004/CERTE
    • Conditionsarchive
  • FullApproved25/01771/FUL
    Agricultural Barn as an alternative to consented barn.

Site constraints 5

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barn to South East of East of Elm Farm House, Grade II, 20 m away · 2 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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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
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £2,225,000 in January 2020. Other property, freehold.

24 January 2020£2,225,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Postcode
RG20 0HR
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Hamstead Marshall Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Martin Leay Associates
Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Agricultural Barn as an alternative to consented barn under Permission Reference 23/02550…
25/01771/FUL
2025 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (External Lighting) of appro…
25/01364/COND
2025
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Four bay, timber c…
25/01584/AGRIC
2025 Approved
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: A four bay, timber…
25/00782/AGRIC
2025 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'Demolition and Construction…
25/00654/COND
2025
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (SuDs), 8 (Materials Outbuil…
25/00838/COND
2023
Demolition of Redundant Farmstead Buildings, New House, Relocated Barn, Change of Use of…
23/02550/FULMAJ
2021 Refused
Full planning permission for the partial demolition and conversion of a barn to a single…
21/00098/FUL
2020 Approved
Installation of window and filling in of existing window
20/02012/LBC2
2020 Approved
Installation of window and filling in of existing window
20/02011/FUL
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 - Boundary Treatment, Conditi…
20/00997/COND1
2020 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 - Details of Doors and Window…
20/00998/COND1
2020 Approved
Conversion of former research laboratory and offices to a single dwellinghouse (C3); with…
20/00197/LBC2
2020 Approved
Conversion of former research laboratory and offices to a single dwellinghouse (C3); with…
20/00196/FULD
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
White Hart Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 'Obscure glazing of windows'…
25/01279/COND
2025 Approved
Elm View Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Erection of an annexe for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
25/00597/HOUSE
2025
Elm View Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Use of the land for siting a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
25/00598/CERTP
2025
3 Elm Farm Cottages Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HR
Proposed single storey side extension
25/00429/HOUSE
2024 Approved
Elm View Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Change of use for an area of land from agricultural to use as a residential garden
24/02131/CERTE
2024
White Hart Inn Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Change of use of the Public House to residential use, together with external alterations…
24/00582/FUL
2023 Approved
White Hart Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (CMS) of planning permission…
23/01646/COND
2023 Approved
Old Post Office Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Replacement front door, alterations to 3 No. C20 windows and replacement of 22 No. other…
23/00489/LBC
2021 Approved
Garage Serving White Hart Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury RG20 0HW
Conversion and extension of existing garage to new dwelling
21/00047/FULD
2019 Approved
Elm Farm Research Centre Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HR
Change of use from (B1) offices to dwelling house (C3).
19/00378/FULD
2018 Approved
1 Elm Farm Cottages Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HR
Loft conversion including installation of a singular pitched roof dormer to rear elevatio…
18/02492/HOUSE
2017 Approved
Garage Serving White Hart Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HW
Application for approval of details reserved by Conditions 5 - Materials and 7 - Landscap…
17/03056/COND1
2017 Approved
Elm Farm Research Centre Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HR
Rear two storey extension to farmhouse. Regularisation of existing uses within building t…
17/00258/FUL
2017 Refused
White Hart Inn Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HW
Change of use from public house (Class A4) to four dwelling houses (Class C3) and associa…
17/00103/FULD
2016 Approved
Garage Serving White Hart Cottage Hamstead Marshall Newbury Berkshire RG20 0HW
Conversion and extension of existing garage to accommodation for elderly relatives servin…
16/01467/FULD
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.