Planning application
Land Adjacent Winterbourne 13 Footpath and West Of B4494 Snelsmore Common Newbury
Works: Demolition
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion Request - Demolition of Water Tower and Construction of Reservoir and Water Booster Station at Snelsmore water tower.
As published by the council, reference 26/00109/SCREEN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00109/SCREEN
- Type
- EIA Screening Opinion Request
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Response Issued
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Winterbourne Parish Meeting
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00680/FUL Awaiting decision
Land Adjacent Winterbourne 13 Footpath and West Of B4494 Snelsmore Common Newbury
The proposed development is for the construction of a 0.44Ml capacity reservoir, water booster station and associated development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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6 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Response Issued
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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