Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE

Granted West Berkshire 25/02516/HOUSE Householder Application

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
Granted As published: 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 4 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02245/FUL Awaiting decision

    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.

    Submitted 14 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • 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.

    Submitted 3 Jul 2026
  • 26/00702/FUL Withdrawn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.

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 23 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 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.

    Submitted 3 Jul 2026

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

absolute architecture ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Alcester

Active · incorporated 2009 · Alcester

55 applications on PlanIndex · across 11 councils · 92% granted

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

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.

About householder applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE

    26/00702/FUL Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of machinery, vehicles, feed and associated materials, together with ancillary workspace and animal welfare facilities.

    Withdrawn Full applications 29 docs

  • Westfield Stables Tylers Lane Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TL

    23/00938/FUL Submitted 17 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of redundant stable to form one dwelling, car parking, landscaping and associated works.

    Refused Full applications 60 docs
    Domestic

  • Picton Farm The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TL

    26/00054/COND Submitted 12 Jan 2026 200 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 6 'EPS Licence' of approved application 25/01790/FUL: The repair and conversion of existing outbuildings to ancillary residential use. The repair and extension of an existing storage outbuilding following demolition of small existing store. Installation of replacement surface water and foul water drainage. Replacement entrance gates, form new parking area and path to Farmhouse. Definition of the residential curtilage associated with Picton Farmhouse which is listed at Grade 2.

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 6 docs

  • Picton Farm The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TL

    26/00420/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2026 200 yards away

    The repair and conversion of existing outbuildings to ancillary residential use. The repair and extension of an existing storage outbuilding following demolition of small existing store. Installation of replacement surface water and foul water drainage. Replacement entrance gates, form new parking area and path to Farmhouse. Definition of the residential curtilage associated with Picton Farmhouse which is listed at Grade 2. Sec 73 Application to vary condition 2 Plans of planning permission 25/01790/FUL

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 28 docs

  • Picton Farm The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TL

    26/00421/LBC Submitted 9 Feb 2026 200 yards away

    The repair and conversion of existing outbuildings to ancillary residential use. The repair and extension of an existing storage outbuilding following demolition of small existing store. Installation of replacement surface water and foul water drainage. Replacement entrance gates, form new parking area and path to Farmhouse. Definition of the residential curtilage associated with Picton Farmhouse which is listed at Grade 2. Sec 19 - Application to vary condition 2 Plans of planning permission 25/01791/LBC

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Demolition 20 docs

  • Picton Farm The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TL

    25/02866/COND Submitted 12 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 8 'Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan' of approved application 25/01790/FUL: The repair and conversion of existing outbuildings to ancillary residential use. The repair and extension of an existing storage outbuilding following demolition of small existing store. Installation of replacement surface water and foul water drainage. Replacement entrance gates, form new parking area and path to Farmhouse. Definition of the residential curtilage associated with Picton Farmhouse which is listed at Grade 2.

    Granted Conditions Extension Demolition 9 docs

In West Berkshire

  • 26/01954/HOUSE Awaiting decision

    Oakland Cottage Johnsons Lane Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9PP

    Two-storey side extension following the demolition of existing garage.

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 26/01052/HOUSE Granted

    Well Cottage Long Grove Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QS

    Installation of a traditional victorian style greenhouse

    Received 15 May, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Householder
  • 26/01921/HOUSE Awaiting decision

    1 Sarsens Cottage Old Stanmore Road East Ilsley Newbury RG20 7LU

    Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to be installed to the property. Planning permission is being sought as the property is in a conservation area.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 26/01892/HOUSE Awaiting decision

    Donnington Castle House Castle Lane Donnington Newbury RG14 2LE

    Internal and External Alterations, plus landscape works and erection of new garden structures

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Householder
  • 26/01896/HOUSE Awaiting decision

    Highlands Greenways Lambourn Hungerford RG17 7LD

    Proposed double garage with ancillary annexe accommodation

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Householder