Planning application
Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application under General Permitted Development Order (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of existing agricultural buildings to B8 storage and distribution.
As published by the council, reference 25/02544/PACOU
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02544/PACOU
- Type
- Prior Approval for Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bradfield
- Parish
- Bradfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG7 6JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/00620/PIP Refused
Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
Application for permission in principle for a phased application for upto 5 serviced plots for custom build housing
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23/01930/COND Split decision
Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,16,17,18,19,20,21,22 of approved 20/01480/FUL - Demolition of existing outbuilding and polytunnels and erection of a building in flexible use for storage or distribution (Use Class B8) and/or for any light industrial process within Use Class E, with associated access track and parking area.
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20/00771/CLASSR Decided
Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
Proposed change of use of two buildings from agricultural to a flexible commercial used under Class R.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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28 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,16,17,18,19,20,21,22 of approved 20/01480/FUL - Demolition of existing outbuilding and polytunnels and erection of a building in flexible use for storage or distribution (Use Class B8) and/or for any light industrial process within Use Class E, with associated access track and parking area.
Split decision Conditions Demolition 12 docs -
Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
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Glenvale Nurseries Hungerford Lane Bradfield Southend Reading RG7 6JH
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