Planning application
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Works: Loft or dormer
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Insertion of roof lights to convert attic space.
As published by the council, reference 25/02699/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02699/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Hermitage Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG18 9WN
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01883/HOUSE Awaiting decision
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Single storey link to existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room, utility room and storage. S73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/02698/HOUSE
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26/00858/HOUSE Granted
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Loft conversion and insertion of rooflights.
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25/02698/HOUSE Granted
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Single storey link to existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room, utility room and storage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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27 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Nearby applications
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3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Single storey link to existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room, utility room and storage.
Granted Householder 14 docsSmall domestic -
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Loft conversion and insertion of rooflights.
Granted Householder Loft or dormer 12 docsDomestic -
3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
90% historically approved · decision due ~27 Oct
Single storey link to existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room, utility room and storage. S73 application to vary condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 25/02698/HOUSE
Awaiting decisionSmall domestic -
22 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Approval of details reserved by Condition (4) Arboricultural Method Statement of planning permission 26/00129/HOUSE: Single storey rear extension and single storey side utility extension.
Granted Conditions Extension 5 docsSmall domestic -
22 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN
Single storey rear extension and single storey side utility extension
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Formation of habitable room in roofspace with front and rear velux rooflights
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