Planning application
12 -16 Chapel Street Thatcham RG18 4QL
Works: New dwelling Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Permission has been granted to build 2x2 bedroom semi-detached dwelling application 21/01698/FULMAJ approved on appeal. We aim to extend the approved roof from hip to gable and build a 3m single storey rear extension.
As published by the council, reference 25/01949/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01949/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 26 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Thatcham North East
- Parish
- Thatcham Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG18 4QL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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30 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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M C S Design Architectural Services Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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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.
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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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