Planning application
7 Bowling Green Road Thatcham RG18 3BY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a detached garage.
As published by the council, reference 26/00357/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00357/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Thatcham West
- Parish
- Thatcham Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG18 3BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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