Penny Cottage Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/01474/HOUSE - Householder Application Awaiting decision
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Proposed First Floor Extension and Alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Consultation
23 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 70. The consultation period closed on 13 Aug 2026.

Documents 9

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Existing Elevations Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Roof Plan Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plans Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Roof Plan Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Block and Location Plans Plans, Drawings · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL Form Community Infrastructure Levy · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
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.
Special area of conservation 65 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.
SSSI 65 m away: River Lambourn SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Great Shefford built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
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
Householder Application
Postcode
RG17 7DA
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Downlands
Parish
Great Shefford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
rob leary architecture

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 87% of extensions in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 7014 days past the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
23 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Proposed first floor extension and alterations
21/00558/HOUSE
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
2 Millers Field Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7DN
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Landscaping) of planning per…
23/02258/COND
2023 Approved
2 Millers Field Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7DN
Proposed front and rear extensions and render to all elevations
23/01127/HOUSE
2020 Approved
Ford House Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford RG17 7DA
Ash (T1) - Reduce by 25% (3.6m as indicated on the submitted photo) over the garden to he…
20/02463/TPW
2018 Approved
The Nook Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Change of use of existing agricultural farm track to residential access to The Nook
18/01934/FUL
2018
The Nook Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Full application for the change of use of part of an established agricultural track to al…
18/00316/FUL
2017 Approved
6 Millers Field Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DN
Modifications to accommodate disabled resident including a single storey side extension a…
17/00101/HOUSE
2016 Approved
Lilac Cottage Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 - SUDs of approved applicatio…
16/03076/COND1
2016 Refused
The Nook Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Change of use from agricultural farm track to residential access.
16/02766/FUL
2016 Approved
The Nook Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Proposed new two bay garage. New conservatory to kitchen and replacement staircase with i…
16/00245/HOUSE
2016 Approved
Lilac Cottage Wantage Road Great Shefford Hungerford Berkshire RG17 7DA
Restoration and alterations to an existing cottage following a thatch fire, including reb…
15/03374/HOUSE
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