Planning application
Land Adj To Football Pitch Faraday Road Newbury
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed improvements to 220 meters of existing walking, wheeling and cycling path, by agreement with West Berkshire District Council as landowner. Improvement of the path involves resurfacing the existing path and widening it to 3 meters, using construction techniques which avoid impact to trees, and drainage and flood risk improvements such as a swale.
As published by the council, reference 26/00466/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00466/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Newbury Clay Hill
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 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
8 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 24 April 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.
About lawful development applications
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