Thatcham Business Village Colthrop Way Thatcham RG19 4LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/02038/FULMAJ - Full Major Application (13 Weeks) Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of office building and construction of a storage and distribution warehouse for use within Class B2 and/or B8 with ancillary office space, together with access, parking and landscaping. Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 (Approved plans), 5 (Boundary treatments), 6 (Details of solar panels and heat pumps), 8 (Compliance with ecology statement), 9 ((CEMP)), 13 (Arboricultural Method Statement), 14 (Soft landscaping), 16 (Contamination), 18 (Construction method statement), 19 (Visibility splays), 20 (Parking/turning in accord with plans), and 21 (Access construction) of Planning Permission Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from West Berkshire's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 42

Plans & drawings 23

PDF S278 Geometry Plan - Unit 200 Plans, Drawings · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Swept Path Analysis Plan - Unit 200 Plans, Drawings · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF External Elevations Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan 2 (UNIT 200) Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unit 200 - Building Sections Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unit 200 - Office Layout Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unit 200 - Proposed Site Sections Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unit 200 - Roof Layout Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Refuse Enclosure Plan Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Unit 200 - Building Layout Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Fencing Plan Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Cycle Shelter Details Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed External Surfaces Plan Plans, Drawings · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Hard and Soft Landscape General Arrangement Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Detailed Planting Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing Layout Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Detailed Planting Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Detailed Planting Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Retention and Protection Plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Baseline habitat plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed habitat plan Supporting Document · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Thatcham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
Postcode
RG19 4LW
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
Parish
Thatcham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Fellows Planning Limited
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.