Hilliers Rosebourne Station Road Aldermaston Reading RG7 4LD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01277/FUL - Full Application (8 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use from Garden Centre Car Parking to Hand Car Wash (Sui Generis) and erection of parasols Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 26 Oct 2026, 19:10

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Application progress

✓

Received

15 Jun 2026

✓

Validated

24 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 96.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 5

Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4; the survey is the definitive reading.

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.

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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Aldermaston built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area2,927 m² (31,506 sq ft)

Energy ratingA (asset rating 22)

UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2018, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: West Berkshire
Application type: Full Application (8 Weeks)
Postcode: RG7 4LD
Received: 15 Jun 2026
Validated: 24 Jul 2026
Ward: Aldermaston
Parish: Aldermaston Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: RS Studio

Decision outlook

Day 96, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in West Berkshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 9640 days past the 56-day target

49%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

73decided 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

2comments received

2 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 18 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Withdrawn

Section 73 - Vary condition 15 (external lighting) of approved application 17/01656/COMIN…

23/02270/FULMAJ 7 Feb 2024

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved

Rosebourne Station Road Aldermaston Reading West Berkshire RG7 4LD

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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.