Theale Golf Centre North Street Theale Reading RG7 5EX Data via plota.co.uk

26/01213/FULMAJ - Full Major Application (13 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Following the closure of the existing driving range outfield due to Health and Safety concerns, it is proposed that in its place a Golf 'POD' is constructed which will feature covered practices bays and a short outfield that will be fully netted (including the roof). To compliment the Golf 'Pod' it is also proposed that a new short game practice area is built, while on the site of the old outfield a dedicated junior practice area, irrigation storage pond and rainwater harvesting basin are constructed. The proposed grading works will be undertaken using soils brought to the site via tipper lorry. An extensive native planting scheme is proposed to increase habitat and biodiversity. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 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 77. The consultation period closed on 29 Jul 2026.

Documents 48

Statements & assessments 20

PDF BNG Metric Biodiversity Net Gain · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Statement Supporting Document · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Site Survey Plans, Drawings · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed onsite habitat map/plan (Post-development) Biodiversity Net Gain · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Baseline onsite habitat map/plan (Pre-development) Biodiversity Net Gain · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Appendix C Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Appendix A Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Appendix B Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Appendix D Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment Appendix E Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Policy Statement Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Sustainability Statement Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Impact Calculation Report Biodiversity Net Gain · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Appraisal Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment and Drainage Strategy Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Supporting Document · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Metric Calculator Headline Results Biodiversity Net Gain · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Theale (West Berkshire) built-up area; National landscape 498 m away: North Wessex Downs; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building 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 Major Application (13 Weeks)
Postcode
RG7 5EX
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Theale
Parish
Theale Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Weller Designs Limited

Decision outlook

Day 77, past the statutory target. 93% of commercial and major works in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Sept 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 7721 days past the 56-day target
59%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

4comments received
3 neutral1 supporting

25% support · above the UK average of 15%

74 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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