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Redwoods The Street Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RD

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 25/02941/FULMAJ Full Major Application (13 Weeks)

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Proposal

Demolition of existing residential property known as Redwoods; Creation of a new hard and soft play and habitat area for St Johns Infant School; Provision of a new car park providing 17 no. parking spaces for school staff, to be accessed off The Street via the existing access serving Redwoods; Erection of 32no. retirement properties (Use Class C3) age restricted to over 55's with communal amenity space and pavilion, parking and associated infrastructure, and landscaping; and Erection of a dental surgery falling with use class E, with a floor area of 705 sqm with parking and associated infrastructure, and landscaping.

As published by the council, reference 25/02941/FULMAJ

Application record

Reference
25/02941/FULMAJ
Type
Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
23 Dec 2025
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
Postcode
RG7 3RD

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2004: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 04/03064/HOUSE Granted

    Redwoods The Street Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RD

    Proposed single storey extension to form garage with stores in roof space, greenhouse link, rear porch/garden room, change of use of buildings to accommodate elderly disabled relative and first and second floor alterations.

    Decided 17 Feb 2005 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Dec 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 16 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Berkshire took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

119 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire decided full applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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