Planning application
Pearl House 12 Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5DQ
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1) The replacement of three vinyl signs affixed to ground floor windows on Bartholomew Street with three internal backlit displays, 2) the replacement of the vinyl sign within the door of retail unit R-00-01 with updated details (and the removal of the two vinyl signs affixed to ground floor doors to retail unit R-00-02 and the entrance to the extra care scheme) and 3) the addition of four projecting signs on the Bartholomew Street elevation.
As published by the council, reference 26/01554/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01554/ADV
- Type
- Advert Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Newbury Central
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Postcode
- RG14 5DQ
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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25/02156/ADV Granted
Pearl House 12 Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5DQ
1) The replacement of 12 vinyl signs affixed to ground floor windows on Bartholomew Street with new designs and advertising information, 2) the replacement of 3 vinyl signs affixed to ground floor doors on Bartholomew Street with new designs and advertising information and 3) the replacement of the totem sign facing Oddfellows Road with new designs and advertising information.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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
14 documents on file for this application
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1) The replacement of 12 vinyl signs affixed to ground floor windows on Bartholomew Street with new designs and advertising information, 2) the replacement of 3 vinyl signs affixed to ground floor doors on Bartholomew Street with new designs and advertising information and 3) the replacement of the totem sign facing Oddfellows Road with new designs and advertising information.
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