Planning application
Street Record Crookham Common Road Crookham Common Thatcham
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install or keep installed an electric line above ground. The scheme will warrant the replacement of Eight (8) electricity wood poles and associated stays supporting 11kV (11,000 volt) overhead lines on Greenham and Crookham Commons SSSI (Near Thatcham).
As published by the council, reference 26/00802/ELEC8
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00802/ELEC8
- Type
- Consultation for consent under S73
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
- Parish
- Thatcham Town Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 June 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 decided amendment applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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