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25/02678/PACOU - Prior Approval for Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Prior Notification requirement under Part MA of the GPDO for the change of use of Class E space to form 99 apartments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Nov 2025
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Consultation
9 Dec 2025
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Approved
11 Mar 2026

Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 50

Plans & drawings 24

PDF AMENDED Ground Floor Plan Plans, Drawings · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Ground Floor Superseded Plans, Drawings · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED First Floor Plans, Drawings · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED Second Floor Plans, Drawings · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AMENDED Site Plan Plans, Drawings · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed First Floor Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed Second Floor Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation Plans Plans, Drawings · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation and Section Plans Plans, Drawings · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations A and B Plans, Drawings · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed Site Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Info Only - Existing Roof Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Info Only - Existing Elevations 1-3 Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Mezzanine Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Info Only - Existing Elevations 4-6 Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Info Only - Existing elevations A-B Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Info Only - Proposed Roof Plan Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed First Floor Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed Second Floor Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Proposed Ground Floor Plan Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED Info Only - Proposed Elevations 4-6 Superseded Plans, Drawings · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Community Infrastructure Levy · 19 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
National infrastructure project 818 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is 818 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Theale (West Berkshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 area1,092 m² (11,754 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval for Change of Use
Postcode
RG7 4RA
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Theale
Parish
Theale Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
11 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Allen Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 69 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 43 for prior approvals. Approved, as 79% of prior approvals here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
196decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
9 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 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

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.