Planning application
Sewage Treatment Works Wantage Road Leckhampstead Newbury
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA Screening Opinion Request - The proposed works include refurbishment of existing assets which does not constitute development as defined in Section 55 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 together with new development which will improve the quality of discharges to groundwater from the site. The new development at the site will incorporate the following: Hardstanding area for tanker (3m x 8m); Emergency generator hardstanding (2m x 3m); Flowmeter chamber (below ground 1.2m x 1.2m); Humus desludge pumps on slab (2m x 2m); LVA Motor Control Centre; (1.25m x 2.5m x 2.5m high); and New pipework and cabling (below ground).
As published by the council, reference 26/02286/SCREEN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02286/SCREEN
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 19 Oct 2026
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Oct 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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20 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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.
What 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's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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