25/02723/CERTP

1. 25 Nov 2025

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 26 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Refusal

4. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26/00077/ADV Awaiting decision

  33A - 33B High Street Theale Reading RG7 5AH

  External Facia sign, fixed by low intensity LED light and mounted above facia and directed onto sign

  15 Jan 2026 8m away Advertising
• 26/00039/ADV Granted

  33A - 33B High Street Theale Reading RG7 5AH

  One externally lit facia sign, fixed to the front elevation of the commercial property

  9 Jan 2026 9m away Advertising
• 26/01359/TPC Awaiting decision

  Land To The Rear Of 49, 50 and 52 High Street Theale Reading RG7 5AN

  G1 - Remove 2 x subsided wild plum stems to ground level T1 - Maple: Reduce by approx 2.5m in height and spread. Approx final finished height - 8.0m by 4.0m radial spread T2 - Apple: Prune to reduce crown by 1.0m in height and spread. Approx final finished height - 3.5m by 1.75m radial spread

  22 Jun 2026 58m away Trees
• 26/00597/FUL Awaiting decision

  20 High Street Theale Reading RG7 5AN

  Change of use of upper floors, front and rear dormers and two Storey Rear Extension to create 14-Bed HMO.

  13 Mar 2026 90m away Full applications
• 26/01003/CERTP Granted

  6 Fletcher Court Theale Reading RG7 5FH

  Loft conversion to form habitable rooms including skylights to pitched roof, maximum 150mm projection.

  8 May 2026 130m away Lawful development
• 26/00768/TPC Granted

  The Flat 2 Crown Lane Theale Reading RG7 5BG

  Trees are located in the rear garden of 2 Crown Lane and overhang the car park of Theale Court Row of Cypresses and a sycamore: Trim back all branches overhanging the carpark back to the boundary

  9 Apr 2026 145m away Trees

• 26/01095/CERTE Granted

  The Vale Craven Road Inkpen Hungerford RG17 9DX

  Kitchen extension.

  20 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01623/CERTP Awaiting decision

  Beechcroft Mill Lane Newbury RG14 5QS

  New insulated roof and walls with internal alterations.

  24 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01605/CERTP Awaiting decision

  6 Briar Lea Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3SA

  Reconstruction and enlargement of existing garage and utility room, including replacement of two windows and one door, and partial external wall rendering.

  23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01148/CERTP Refused

  Kennet Orly Woolhampton Hill Woolhampton Reading RG7 5SY

  Siting of Caravan to provide additional accommodation for family of Homeowners

  27 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01601/CERTP Awaiting decision

  57 Greenham Road Newbury RG14 7HY

  Single storey rear extension and internal alterations, following the demolition of single storey outbuilding.

  22 Jul 2026 Lawful development