Planning application
Ducksbridge Cottage Winterbourne Newbury RG20 8AW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for a lawful development certificate for an existing use of land at Ducksbridge Cottage as garden and grounds for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse.
As published by the council, reference 26/01594/CERTE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01594/CERTE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Winterbourne Parish Meeting
- Postcode
- RG20 8AW
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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25/02286/COND Granted
Ducksbridge Cottage Winterbourne Newbury RG20 8AW
Approval of details reserved by Condition (3) Chimney Corbelling and Pots of planning permission 25/00817/LBC: Alterations to chimneys to improve fire safety and energy efficiency
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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24 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 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
11 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 lawful development applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Ducksbridge Cottage Winterbourne Newbury RG20 8AW
Approval of details reserved by Condition (3) Chimney Corbelling and Pots of planning permission 25/00817/LBC: Alterations to chimneys to improve fire safety and energy efficiency
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Street Record Winterbourne Newbury
80% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul
The planning application relates to the installation of a retaining wall, close board fencing, palisade fencing and double gate. The wall, fencing and gate are to be installed around a proposed substation, which will be installed under permitted development.
Awaiting decision Full applications 14 docs
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