Downe House School Downe House Hermitage Road Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9JJ

1. 29 Sep 2026

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 8 Oct 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 December 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.

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 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• Breckland Hermitage Road Cold Ash Thatcham West Berkshire RG18 9JN

  21/03151/HOUSE Submitted 15 Dec 2021 150 yards away

  Demolish conservatory. New single storey side and rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 16 docs
  Small domestic

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  26/02141/HOUSE Submitted 2 Oct 2026 300 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~1 Dec

  Single storey extension to side and rear and new Juliette balcony to South Elevation

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• Woodhill House Drove Lane Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9JP

  23/01555/FUL Submitted 30 Jun 2023 350 yards away

  Retrospective change of use the garage to annexe, with an extension in lieu of the log store.

  Granted Full applications Extension 19 docs

• 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