Planning application
John Lewis Arrowhead Road Theale Reading RG7 4AH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of site for storage of operational vehicles associated with existing distribution warehouse, including site resurfacing, provision of boundary fencing, ancillary parking, and ancillary infrastructure
As published by the council, reference 26/00456/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00456/FUL
- Type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Theale
- Parish
- Theale Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG7 4AH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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13 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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DWD Property and Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Helsby
Active · incorporated 2023 · Helsby
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78 documents on file for this application
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