Planning application
26/00909/HOUSE
Mapleton Cottage The Hatch Burghfield Reading RG30 3TH
Proposal
Erection of a single storey extension on rear elevation
As published by the council, reference 26/00909/HOUSE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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18 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/02733/CERTE Withdrawn
Clappers Burghfield Reading RG30 3TG
The site is in continuous residential use as three SELF-CONTAINED C3 dwellings within one registered title: (1) the Main House occupies the central, two-storey portion fronting Church Lane and functions as an independent dwelling with its own entrance and facilities; (2) the Annexe forms the left (west) wing of the building, internally self-contained with independent access and day-to-day living accommodation; and (3) the Bungalow forms the right (east) single-storey element, a separate dwelling with its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance set within the same plot. Each unit has historically operated as a distinct household with SEPERATE services/billing and has been identified administratively (e.g., council tax) as individual dwellings. The certificate is requested solely to confirm the existing arrangement and the parts of the land to which each dwelling relates (central house, left annexe, right bungalow) as shown in the supporting statement and survey extracts.
Other householder applications
In West Berkshire
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26/00984/HOUSE Granted
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Replacement single storey rear extension
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26/00354/HOUSE Granted
Walbury View Pottery Lane Inkpen Hungerford RG17 9QA
Loft conversion with a full-width flat roof dormer to the rear and installation of black weatherboard cladding to the front elevation.
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26/01071/HOUSE Granted
212 Benham Hill Thatcham RG18 3HL
Proposed first floor side extension to form new bathroom
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26/01610/HOUSE Awaiting decision
Lower Basildon View Reading Road Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9ND
Provision of store, shower and WC facility extension to existing detached garage building. S73 application to vary/remove condition 5 (Sustainability Statement) of approved 26/01104/HOUSE.
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26/01617/HOUSE Awaiting decision
Jalna London Road Newbury RG14 2BA
Proposed side and rear single storey annex extension.