Latham Cottage The Street Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of a fire-damaged dwelling and its replacement with a like-for-like single residential dwelling at Latham Cottage, The Avenue, Mortimer, RG7 3RD. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 8
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 £975,000 in June 2024. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2021, 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
- RG7 3RD
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approval
- Decision date
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- The Keen Partnership
How this decision compares
Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →
Public comments
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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
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.
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