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26/01113/PACOU - Prior Approval for Change of Use Withdrawn
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Change of use of the existing Class E office/commercial building to provide 4 self-contained residential flats. Internal conversion works are proposed including internal partitions, kitchens, bathrooms and associated services. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
15 Jun 2026
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Consultation
1 Jul 2026
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Withdrawn
24 Jul 2026

Withdrawn on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Documents 11

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Flooding Statement Application Correspondence · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Block Plan Plans, Drawings · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground and First Floor Plan Plans, Drawings · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations Plans, Drawings · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground and First floor plans Plans, Drawings · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Cil Form Community Infrastructure Levy · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 22 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF HT SuDS Consultee Comment · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Pangbourne Parish Council Consultee Comment · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Pangbourne 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.
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 15, Reading Road, Grade II, 44 m away · 4 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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Also on the record
Inside the Pangbourne built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 11 September 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

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Prior Approval for Change of Use
Postcode
RG8 7LR
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Pangbourne
Parish
Pangbourne Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Colony Architects Ltd.

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
4 The Square Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AG
Changing of WHSMITH brand to TGJones. Like for Like replacements.
25/01339/ADV
2025 Approved
6 - 7 The Square Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AG
Digital display screen positioned inside the store advertising deals, Produce ect.
25/00576/ADV
2023 Approved
6 - 7 The Square Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AG
Co-op Food Store refit, refreshing the old signage to new spec.
23/02852/ADV
2023 Approved
Flat 1A Reading Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LR
Replacement of 6no. rotten timber sliding sash windows to the front elevation at first fl…
23/01451/LBC
2023 Approved
First Floor 20 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LY
Change of use from ancillary retail to residential to form two flats and erection of firs…
23/00275/FUL
2021 Approved
17 Clifton House Reading Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LU
Construction of 13 flats and courtyards with reconfigured car park. Demolition of single…
21/02767/FULMAJ
2021 Refused
First Floor 13 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading West Berkshire RG8 7LR
Business Logo/Name
21/02611/ADV
2021 Approved
15 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading West Berkshire RG8 7LR
The addition of signage to the front of the property with business name and details
21/01030/LBC2
2021 Approved
15 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading West Berkshire RG8 7LR
1 sign on each of 3 elevations at front of building
21/01029/ADV
2021 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 17 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading West Berkshire
Request for EIA screening opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impa…
21/01114/SCREEN
2020 Approved
3 The Moors Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LP
T2 Weeping Willow - Fell to ground level. In decline.T3 and T4 Leyland Cypress - Fell to…
20/02740/TPC
2020 Approved
Second Floor Flat Above 2 To 6 Whitchurch Road Pangbourne Reading
Replace two white, pine, single pane sash windows with two aesthetically identical white…
20/01931/LBC2
2020 Approved
4 The Moors Pangbourne Reading RG8 7LP
Single storey glazed rear extension, blocking up of one window and insertion of one velux…
20/01318/HOUSE
2020 Approved
2 - 6 Whitchurch Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7BP
Replacement of worn and damaged external floor tiles to the Whitchurch Road elevation
20/00831/LBC2
2019 Approved
Clifton House 17 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7LU
Planning application for block of nine flats and reconfigured car park.
19/02460/FULD
2019 Approved
Ground Floor 19 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7LR
Company branded signs to advertise Formula Health Consultancy Ltd. One elevated on (or be…
19/00564/ADV
2019 Approved
Ground Floor 19 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7LR
Change of use from offices to D1 for the entire ground floor access to the rear of 19 Rea…
19/00563/FUL
2019 Approved
Land To The Rear Of 17 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire
EIA Screening Opinion.
19/00918/SCREEN
2019 Approved
The Star 27 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7HY
Change of use of part of the ground floor to create a retail unit of c70m2 plus external…
19/00475/FULD
2018 Withdrawn
The Star 27 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7HY
Change of use of part of the ground floor of the property to create a retail unit of 70 s…
18/03344/FULD
2016 Approved
2 - 10 Whitchurch Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7BP
Conversion of existing offices on the first and second floors of a Grade II Listed buildi…
15/03501/LBC2
2016 Approved
2 - 10 Whitchurch Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7BP
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15/03500/FULD
2016 Approved
12 and 14 - 18 Whitchurch Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7BP
S73A - Variation of Condition 4 - Rooflights and 5 - Windows, of approved application 15/…
16/00125/FUL
2016 Approved
28 Reading Road Pangbourne Reading Berkshire RG8 7LY
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings