Planning application
Chieveley Recreation Ground High Street Chieveley Newbury
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from playing field to a mixed use of playing field and over-flow car park. The land is owned and operated by the Chieveley Recreational Centre, registered charity No 296892. The plot is already used, when necessary, to provide over-flow car-parking capacity for the village hall and recreational centre.
As published by the council, reference 25/01872/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01872/FUL
- Type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Chieveley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01178/COND Granted
Chieveley Recreation Ground High Street Chieveley Newbury
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'HMMP and BGP' of approved application 25/01872/FUL: Change of use from playing field to a mixed use of playing field and over-flow car park.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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18 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01178/COND Granted
Chieveley Recreation Ground High Street Chieveley Newbury
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'HMMP and BGP' of approved application 25/01872/FUL: Change of use from playing field to a mixed use of playing field and over-flow car park.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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