Enborne Court Enborne Gate Newbury RG14 6AL Data via plota.co.uk

26/01635/PACOU - Prior Approval for Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) - Change of use of the existing building to a single, three bedroom dwellinghouse Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
15 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 23 Nov 2026, from West Berkshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Registered battlefield: Battle of Newbury 1643
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Newbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval for Change of Use
Postcode
RG14 6AL
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Newbury Wash Common
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
RAW Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2433 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
71decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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