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Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

Refused West Berkshire 25/02302/MDOPO

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

Proposal

Modification of planning obligation of previous application 14/02480/OUTMAJ: Outline application for mixed use scheme on 23.1ha of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35ha of land. A 400m2 local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 - no more than 200m2 of A1) on 0.29ha of land, one form entry primary school site on 1.71ha of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works. Matters to be considered: Access. Removal of any obligations in relation to the primary school and primary school contribution

As published by the council, reference 25/02302/MDOPO

Application record

Reference
25/02302/MDOPO
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
1 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01195/RESMAJ Awaiting decision

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Section 73: Variation of condition 2 'approved plans' of approved application 18/03061/RESMAJ: Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ: SECTION 73 application to vary condition 2(Approved Plans) and 7 (Access Details)

    Submitted 28 May 2026 Reserved matters
  • 23/02122/NONMAT Granted

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Non material amendment to approved 20/02788/RESMAJ - Section 73: Variation of condition 2 'approved plans' of approved application 18/03061/RESMAJ: Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates to Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 for a mixed use scheme on 23.1 hectares of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35 hectares of land. A 400 sq.m. local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 no more than 200 sq.m. of A1) on 0.29 hectares of land, a one form entry primary school site on 1.7 hectares of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works). Matters to be considered: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale, and discharge of Condition 4 (site wide housing mix) and 5 (strategic landscaping plan) of 19/00442/OUTMAJ. Amendment - propose to change the roof type on 4 plots across the site from hipped to gabled.

    Decided 18 Oct 2023 Amendments
  • 22/00433/COND5 Split decision

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 7 (access details) 8 ( footpaths) and 12 (Love Lane vehicular access) of approved 20/02788/RESMAJ - Section 73: Variation of condition 2 'approved plans' of approved application 18/03061/RESMAJ: Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates to Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 for a mixed use scheme on 23.1 hectares of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35 hectares of land. A 400 sq.m. local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 no more than 200 sq.m. of A1) on 0.29 hectares of land, a one form entry primary school site on 1.7 hectares of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works). Matters to be considered: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale, and discharge of Condition 4 (site wide housing mix) and 5 (strategic landscaping plan) of 19/00442/OUTMAJ.

    Decided 23 Jul 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00317/COND3 Granted

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 15 (school drop off areas) of planning permission 20/02788/RESMAJ: Section 73: Variation of condition 2 'approved plans' of approved application 18/03061/RESMAJ: Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates to Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 for a mixed use scheme on 23.1 hectares of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35 hectares of land. A 400 sq.m. local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 no more than 200 sq.m. of A1) on 0.29 hectares of land, a one form entry primary school site on 1.7 hectares of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works). Matters to be considered: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale, and discharge of Condition 4 (site wide housing mix) and 5 (strategic landscaping plan) of 19/00442/OUTMAJ.

    Decided 4 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00289/COND1 Granted

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 (LEAP and LAP details) of previous application 20/02788/RESMAJ: Section 73: Variation of condition 2 'approved plans' of approved application 18/03061/RESMAJ: Reserved matters application for phased development of 222 dwellings pursuant to outline planning application number 19/00442/OUTMAJ which relates to Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 for a mixed use scheme on 23.1 hectares of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35 hectares of land. A 400 sq.m. local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 no more than 200 sq.m. of A1) on 0.29 hectares of land, a one form entry primary school site on 1.7 hectares of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works). Matters to be considered: Appearance, Landscaping, Layout and Scale, and discharge of Condition 4 (site wide housing mix) and 5 (strategic landscaping plan) of 19/00442/OUTMAJ.

    Decided 4 Apr 2025 Conditions
  • 22/00018/COND1 Granted

    Land Adjacent To Hilltop Oxford Road Donnington Newbury

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 30 (fire hydrants phase 1-4) of approved 19/00442/OUTMAJ - Section 73: Variation of Condition 1 (approved plans) of planning application reference 14/02480/OUTMAJ allowed under appeal decision reference APP/W0340/W/16/3143214 dated 20 March 2017 Outline application for mixed use scheme on 23.1ha of land, comprising up to 401 dwellings on 11.35ha of land. A 400m2 local centre (Use Classes A1/A2/D1/D2 - no more than 200m2 of A1) on 0.29ha of land, one form entry primary school site on 1.71ha of land, public open space, landscaping and associated highway works. Matters to be considered: Access.

    Decided 10 Feb 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 16 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 2 Oct 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  5. 2 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Documents

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

22 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 this record

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