Planning application
26/00697/CLASSR
St Gabriels Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham
Proposal
Notification of Permitted Development under Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015: Change of use of part of an agricultural building to Flexible Use, falling within Class B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and E (Commercial, Business and Service) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00697/CLASSR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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