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Sylvan House Fishers Lane Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9NG

Refused West Berkshire 25/02851/OUT Outline Application (8 Weeks)

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Outline application for Serviced self build plot at land adjacent to sylvan house, Fishers Lane, Cold Ash matters to be considered Access Landscaping and Layout.

As published by the council, reference 25/02851/OUT

Application record

Reference
25/02851/OUT
Type
Outline Application (8 Weeks)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
8 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
Parish
Cold Ash Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG18 9NG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

38 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 outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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