The Annexe At Downs House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00687/CERTP - Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) Refused
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Convert loft space into a third bedroom in existing annex. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
7 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
17 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Refused Decision Notice · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 17 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Proposed New Window - South Elevation Supporting Document · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ IMG Annex Loft Floor Plan Plans, Drawings · 7 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Additional plans Plans, Drawings · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Proposed New Window Supporting Document · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Window Height & Proposal Clarification Application Correspondence · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 30 and 31, Main Street
List entry 1211033 · 23 m from the pin · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
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.
West Ilsley 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Postcode
RG20 7AA
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Parish
West Ilsley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Refusal
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 8% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
379decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Apr 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 Approved
4 West Ilsley House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Section 73A: Repairs to lower garden wall (retrospective).
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2025 Approved
4 West Ilsley House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Retention of unauthorised works: Repairs to lower garden wall.
25/00922/LBC
2024 Approved
Tythe End Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AJ
Installation of 17 Solar Panels to be mounted on the roof top at the rear of the property…
24/02504/LBC
2024
Tythe End Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AJ
Installation of 17 Solar Panels to be mounted on the roof top at the rear of the property…
24/02503/HOUSE
2024 Approved
Fir Tree Cottages Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Repairs to existing to include; repair/replacement of existing windows and cills, Removal…
24/01189/LBC
2024 Approved
Fir Tree Cottages Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Repairs to existing to include; repair/replacement of existing windows and cills, Removal…
24/01187/FUL
2023 Approved
5 West Ilsley House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
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23/02921/LBC
2023 Approved
Hunters Ride The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AX
Copper Maple - Cut back branches overhanging boundary fence by 3m.
23/02439/TPC
2023 Approved
6 The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AX
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23/02328/TPC
2023 Approved
Somerdown Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AW
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23/02367/5DAY
2023 Approved
Barnside Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AJ
Section 73A Application for removal of Condition 3 following Grant of Planning Permission…
23/00630/FUL
2023 Approved
4 The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AX
Rooflights added to loftspace, solar panels added to roof
23/00129/HOUSE
2022 Approved
Tythe End Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AJ
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) to replace the existing electrical system/…
22/01312/LBC2
2022 Approved
Clock Cottage Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AW
T1 - Birch - Crown Reduction. Reduce new growth by 2m to a final finished height of 10mT2…
22/00947/TPC
2022 Approved
3 The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AX
Ash: Remove
22/00008/TPC
2021 Approved
1 Fir Tree Cottages Main Street West Ilsley Newbury West Berkshire RG20 7AA
T1- Fir fell to ground level
21/00963/TPC
2021 Approved
5 The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury West Berkshire RG20 7AX
Construction of a one+half storey rear and side extensions with an extension of existing…
21/01425/HOUSE
2020 Approved
5 West Ilsley House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Retention of unauthorised works: Removal of five bar field gate to allow for the realignm…
20/02190/LBC2
2020 Approved
5 West Ilsley House Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Retrospective application for removal of five bar field gate to allow for the realignment…
20/02189/HOUSE
2020 Approved
5 The Maltings West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AX
Construction of part single part one and half storey rear and side extensions following p…
20/01440/HOUSE
2017 Withdrawn
Forge Cottage Main Street West Ilsley Newbury Berkshire RG20 7AJ
Proposed two storey rear extension
17/02342/HOUSE
2017 Withdrawn
Forge Cottage Main Street West Ilsley Newbury Berkshire RG20 7AJ
Proposed two storey rear extension.
17/02343/LBC2
2016 Approved
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16/01995/TPC
2016 Approved
Tythe End Main Street West Ilsley Newbury Berkshire RG20 7AJ
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16/01996/TPC
2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings