Planning application
Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE
Works: Extension Windows or glazing Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed garage conversion with internal alterations and changes to external fenestration, including a new rear pergola. Proposed replacement porch and enhancements to the external appearance and energy efficiency of the dwelling.
As published by the council, reference 25/02516/HOUSE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02516/HOUSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bucklebury
- Parish
- Bucklebury Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG7 6TE
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01471/CERTP Awaiting decision
Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE
The proposal comprises the siting of a temporary static caravan (approximately 11.6m x 3.66m) within the residential curtilage of the property, required temporarily in connection with and for the duration of the implementation of planning permission ref.25/02516/HOUSE. The caravan will provide ancillary welfare facilities associated with the approved refurbishment/construction works of Ashdown House and will be removed upon completion of the development. The proposed location and dimensions are shown on the accompanying plans.
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26/00702/FUL Withdrawn
Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE
Erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of machinery, vehicles, feed and associated materials, together with ancillary workspace and animal welfare facilities.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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23 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/01471/CERTP Awaiting decision
Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE
The proposal comprises the siting of a temporary static caravan (approximately 11.6m x 3.66m) within the residential curtilage of the property, required temporarily in connection with and for the duration of the implementation of planning permission ref.25/02516/HOUSE. The caravan will provide ancillary welfare facilities associated with the approved refurbishment/construction works of Ashdown House and will be removed upon completion of the development. The proposed location and dimensions are shown on the accompanying plans.
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absolute architecture ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Alcester
Active · incorporated 2009 · Alcester
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23 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 23 December 2025, 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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Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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