Site Of The Bungalow The Castle School Love Lane Donnington Newbury RG14 2JG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00029/REG3 - LA Devt on Own Land for Own Purp's by LA Awaiting decision
Admin / procedural

Proposal

S73 application to remove/vary conditions 6 (Cycle Parking) and 7 (EV Charging) of approved - New single storey education building on existing and vacant caretaker's bungalow site to provide teaching accommodation for an additional 32 no. pupil places and additional car parking, following; () the demolition of the existing caretakers bungalow and garage, and change of use of land to education use. Section 73 application to vary the wording of condition 14 (Parking) of approved . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Validated
22 Jan 2026
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Consultation
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Apr 2026. The consultation period closed on 27 Feb 2026.

Documents 7

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Existing Cycle Shelter Plan & Photos Supporting Document · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL Form 1 Community Infrastructure Levy · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF HT SuDS Consultee Comment · 12 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Shaw-cum-Donnington Parish Council Consultee Comment · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways West Berkshire Council Consultee Comment · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Cover Letter Application Correspondence · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 4

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      Conditions 6, 7, 14 variation sought

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Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 247 m away: River Lambourn
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Donnington Dene, Grade II, 48 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 247 m away: River Lambourn SSSI; Inside the Newbury built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
LA Devt on Own Land for Own Purp's by LA
Postcode
RG14 2JG
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quattro Design Architects

Public comments

No public comments yet.

19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
New single storey education building on existing and vacant caretaker's bungalow site to…
25/02115/REG3
2025 Approved
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 24/01030/REG3: New single storey education…
25/02008/NONMAT
2025
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (External lighting) of plann…
25/01679/COND
2024 Approved
Approval of details reserved by Condition No. 6 (BNG), 8 (Sustainable Drainage), 9 (Plant…
24/02327/COND
2024 Approved
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Construction Method Statemen…
24/02353/COND
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Approved
1 Yew Gate Love Lane Donnington Newbury Berkshire RG14 2JG
Single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling, new velux - type roof windows and i…
17/02280/HOUSE
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