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AKA Common Room/the Lodge Abberbury Close Almshouses Abberbury Close Donnington Newbury RG14 2JZ

Granted West Berkshire 20/00024/FUL Full Application (8 Weeks)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use of communal room to self contained residential Almshouse studio

As published by the council, reference 20/00024/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/00024/FUL
Type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approval
Received
8 Jan 2020
Validated
29 Jan 2020
Decided
25 Mar 2020
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG14 2JZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2020

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 29 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Mar 2020

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 25 March 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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