Lyra Stables Wasing Road Brimpton Reading RG7 4TG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00402/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved

Proposal

Retrospective single storey extension. Change of use of building from mixed office and ancillary residential use (originally approved under ) to office use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Feb 2026
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Validated
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
23 Mar 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 204 m away: Brimpton Pit 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 3; Inside the Brimpton built-up area; Priority habitat 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG7 4TG
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Aldermaston
Parish
Brimpton Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Master Land & Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 146 days from validation, 89 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 89% of changes of use here are.

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

6comments received
2 objecting4 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
23 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 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