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Five Oaken Cottage Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3QD

Granted West Berkshire 26/00784/CERTE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

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 26/00784/CERTE

Application record

Reference
26/00784/CERTE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
Parish
Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG7 3QD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 8 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

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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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 17 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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