Benham Valence House Benham Valence Speen Newbury RG20 8LU

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

• 26/01612/LBC Awaiting decision

  Benham Valence House Benham Valence Speen Newbury RG20 8LU

  Temporary change of use to allow conferences, weddings and events with guest accommodation, alongside existing Medical Park use

  Submitted 24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 24 Jul 2026

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 October 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   West Berkshire took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• Application: 26/01612/LBC (Awaiting decision)

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of thirteen weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire decided full applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Benham Valence House Benham Valence Speen Newbury RG20 8LU

  26/01612/LBC Submitted 24 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Temporary change of use to allow conferences, weddings and events with guest accommodation, alongside existing Medical Park use

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs

• Manor Farmhouse Benham Park Marsh Benham Newbury RG20 8LX

  26/01544/COND Submitted 14 Jul 2026 450 yards away

  Approval of details reserved by Condition (3) Materials of planning permission 26/00201/HOUSE: Erection of single storey rear extension and external alterations.

  Granted Conditions Extension 2 docs
  Small domestic

• Manor Farmhouse Benham Park Marsh Benham Newbury RG20 8LX

  26/00201/HOUSE Submitted 29 Jan 2026 450 yards away

  Erection of single storey rear extension and external alterations.

  Granted Householder Extension 29 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/02245/FUL Awaiting decision

  Ashdown House The Slade Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TE

  Erection of an agricultural barn for the storage of machinery, vehicles, feed and associated materials, together with ancillary workspace and animal welfare facilities.

  Received 14 Oct, published by the council 20 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02218/FUL Awaiting decision

  Little Heath Court Little Heath Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5TX

  Erection of four standalone supported living units, a sensory unit with staff office space and ancillary works, associated with the existing care facility.

  Received 12 Oct, published by the council 23 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02214/FUL Awaiting decision

  West Berkshire Council West Berkshire Council Offices Market Street Newbury RG14 5LD

  TEST TEST TEST

  9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/01708/FUL Granted

  Unit 1 Fleming Road Newbury RG14 2DE

  Retrospective: Erection of 17 metres of 2 metre high palisade steel safety fence to prevent the public walking across the forecourt of the unit. The fencing does not prevent line of sight across the forecourt and is similar to safety fencing already erected on the neighbour sites.

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/02133/FUL Awaiting decision

  Sculpture and Photography Department Bradfield College Bradfield Reading RG7 6AU

  Replacement of gantry

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications