Planning application
20/00024/FUL
AKA Common Room/the Lodge Abberbury Close Almshouses Abberbury Close Donnington Newbury RG14 2JZ
Proposal
Change of use of communal room to self contained residential Almshouse studio
As published by the council, reference 20/00024/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2020
Received by West Berkshire
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29 Jan 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Mar 2020
Decision issued: Approval
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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