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Wentworth Garden Close Lane Newbury RG14 6PP

Refused West Berkshire 23/01909/CERTP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposal to install a new entrance onto Garden Close Lane, which is unadopted, gates to be six meters back from the road and less than two meters high. Existing entrance to be closed.

As published by the council, reference 23/01909/CERTP

Application record

Reference
23/01909/CERTP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
12 Aug 2023
Validated
22 Aug 2023
Decided
17 Oct 2023
Ward
Newbury Wash Common
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG14 6PP

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01944/HOUSE Awaiting decision

    Wentworth Garden Close Lane Newbury RG14 6PP

    Proposed single storey rear extension to dwelling

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2023

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 22 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Oct 2023

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Berkshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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