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Five Oaken Cottage Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3QD

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 26/00784/CERTE

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

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
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
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. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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