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Northwood Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BP

Granted West Berkshire 26/01000/CERTP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Placing caravan in the rear garden, replacing the existing treehouse. Caravan will be used as occasional home office and studio by family members only and main house will be used for eating/cooking/washing/sleeping activities. No change of use of the land.

As published by the council, reference 26/01000/CERTP

Application record

Reference
26/01000/CERTP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Approval
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Decided
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Downlands
Parish
Brightwalton Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG20 7BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 26 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 26 June 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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