Planning application
John Rankin Infant And Nursery School Garford Crescent Newbury RG14 6EX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of 9 timber post to create a suspended canopy classroom. The timber posts will be set into the ground to the depth of 1m and set in place using concrete. Timber cladding to be installed between some of the timber posts.
As published by the council, reference 26/01037/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01037/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newbury Wash Common
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG14 6EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approval
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 21 August 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
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