Planning application
1 Searles Farm Cottages Burghfield Reading RG30 3XB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as a home office and a personal gym space.
As published by the council, reference 26/00940/HOUSE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00940/HOUSE
- Type
- Householder Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Burghfield Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG30 3XB
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01558/COND Decided
1 Searles Farm Cottages Burghfield Reading RG30 3XB
Approval of details reserved by Condition (5) Sustainability of planning permission 26/00940/HOUSE: The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as a home office and a personal gym space.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26/01558/COND Decided
1 Searles Farm Cottages Burghfield Reading RG30 3XB
Approval of details reserved by Condition (5) Sustainability of planning permission 26/00940/HOUSE: The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building to be used as a home office and a personal gym space.
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Green Retreats Ltd Agent
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West Berkshire granted permission on 1 July 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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