Former 5 - 10 Paradise Way Chapel Row Reading West Berkshire Data via plota.co.uk

25/01597/MDOPO2 - Mods/Discharge of Obligation - Request Awaiting decision

Proposal

Request to modify/discharge a section 106 planning obligation dated 4 May 2023 between (1) West Berkshire District Council and (2) Sovereign Housing Association Limited (the Section 106 Agreement) in accordance with Section 106A(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
23 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 26 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 462.

The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2025.

Site constraints 5

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Chapel Row built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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.

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Important details

Application type
Mods/Discharge of Obligation - Request
Postcode
RG7 6PA
Received
11 Jul 2025
Validated
23 Jul 2025
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Bucklebury Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jan 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ashfords LLP

Decision outlook

Day 462, past the statutory target. 65% of section 106 and planning obligations in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 462406 days past the 56-day target
45%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
1,655decided in the last year

Plota live figures for section 106 and planning obligations decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent section 106 and planning obligations in West Berkshire to go on. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 2025
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