Hillside Woolhampton Hill Woolhampton Reading RG7 5ST Data via plota.co.uk

25/02788/HOUSE - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

New upward extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
9 Dec 2025
✓
Consultation
19 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
12 Feb 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

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
2 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 417 m away: Woolhampton Reed Bed SSSI; Inside the Woolhampton built-up area.
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 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 £425,000 in December 2006. Detached house, freehold.

20 December 2006£425,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RG7 5ST
Received
2 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Woolhampton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Feb 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
12 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 22 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6005489 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Fowler Architecture and Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 7 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 58 for householder applications. Approved, as 94% of householder applications here are.

48%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
558decided in the last year

Plota live figures for householder applications decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
19 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use