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St Gabriels Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham

Granted West Berkshire 26/00697/CLASSR Notification under Class R

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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

Application record

Reference
26/00697/CLASSR
Type
Notification under Class R
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Decided
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
Parish
Cold Ash Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 17 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 17 July 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Berkshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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