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26/01687/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Approved
ShopfrontsCommercial premises

Proposal

Installation of new doorway in shopfront to Class E unit (Unit 1). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REPORT Delegated Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVED Decision Notice · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Cover Letter with Planning & Heritage Statement Supporting Document · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Existing & Proposed Shop Front Detail Plans, Drawings · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Conservation and Design Officer Consultee Comment · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Newbury Town Council Consultee Comment · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Newbury Weekly News Planning Notice 20 August 2026 Newspaper, Press · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Newbury Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
22 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17, Bartholomew Street, Grade II, 28 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 18 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 ↗
SSSI 162 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods 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 2; Inside the Newbury 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, 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.

Building

Floor area1,335 m² (14,370 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode
RG14 7BE
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Walsingham Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 17 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 56 for commercial premises. Approved, as 90% of commercial premises here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
137decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.