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3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

Refused West Berkshire 25/02699/CERTP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 25 Aug 2026
  • 26/00858/HOUSE Granted

    3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    Loft conversion and insertion of rooflights.

    Decided 21 Aug 2026 Householder
  • 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.

    Decided 27 Jan 2026 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 27 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 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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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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    25/02698/HOUSE Submitted 21 Nov 2025 0m away

    Single storey link to existing garage, conversion of garage to habitable room, utility room and storage.

    Granted Householder 14 docs
    Small domestic
  • 3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    26/00858/HOUSE Submitted 20 Apr 2026 1m away

    Loft conversion and insertion of rooflights.

    Granted Householder Loft or dormer 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 3 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    26/01883/HOUSE Submitted 25 Aug 2026 67m away

    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 decision
    Small domestic
  • 22 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    26/00824/COND Submitted 16 Apr 2026 98m away

    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 docs
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  • 22 Blake Road Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WN

    26/00129/HOUSE Submitted 21 Jan 2026 98m away

    Single storey rear extension and single storey side utility extension

    Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
    Small domestic
  • 19 Fletton Link Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9WR

    25/02277/CERTP Submitted 6 Oct 2025 214m away

    Formation of habitable room in roofspace with front and rear velux rooflights

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 6 docs

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    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 20 Apr, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Lawful development