Planning application
Oakland House Silver Lane Padworth Reading RG7 4QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use or Operation or Activity: For the use of the site as a children's home.
As published by the council, reference 26/00783/CERTE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00783/CERTE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aldermaston
- Parish
- Padworth Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG7 4QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
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ET Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Crowthorne
Active · incorporated 2017 · Crowthorne
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 5 August 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
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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