Planning application
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of a new full size synthetic pitch with spectator fencing system to replace the existing natural grass area.
As published by the council, reference 26/01699/REG3
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01699/REG3
- Type
- LA Devt on Own Land for Own Purp's by LA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Newbury Clay Hill
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Postcode
- RG14 2AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01532/COND Decided
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Programme of archaeological works) of planning permission 25/02139/REG3
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26/01286/TPC Decided
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
Willow Trees: 0BZW, 01WB, 01U4, 01U5, 01U6, 0J9G: Re-pollard
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25/02447/5DAY Granted
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
01W1 - Willow: Coppice to 1m
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25/02405/TPC Granted
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
These three mature willow trees are now at the point where they need to be re-pollarded back to their previous pollard points, trees 01VG, 01VH, 01VK.
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25/02139/REG3 Granted
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
Erection of floodlighting
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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12 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sports Labs Limited Agent, registered in Edinburgh
Active · incorporated 1998 · Edinburgh
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 12 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
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Granted 69 docs -
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
01W1 - Willow: Coppice to 1m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
These three mature willow trees are now at the point where they need to be re-pollarded back to their previous pollard points, trees 01VG, 01VH, 01VK.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
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Proposed improvements to 220 meters of existing walking, wheeling and cycling path, by agreement with West Berkshire District Council as landowner. Improvement of the path involves resurfacing the existing path and widening it to 3 meters, using construction techniques which avoid impact to trees, and drainage and flood risk improvements such as a swale.
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Faraday Road Football Ground Faraday Road Newbury RG14 2AD
90% historically approved · decision due ~10 Aug
Willow Trees: 0BZW, 01WB, 01U4, 01U5, 01U6, 0J9G: Re-pollard
Decided Trees