Planning application
Sewage Treatment Works Sulhamstead Road Burghfield Reading
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Welfare and laboratory buildings
As published by the council, reference 26/01317/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01317/FUL
- Type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Burghfield Parish Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02186/FUL Granted
Sewage Treatment Works Sulhamstead Road Burghfield Reading
Extension of Burghfield Sewage Treatment Works to include new tanks, plant and machinery, new security fencing, and associated landscaping.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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31 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 September 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 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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 full applications in a median of 85 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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