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Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9JA

09/02685/FULFull Application (8 Weeks)Permitted
Full

Proposal

Conversion/Change of Use of outbuildings and annexe to respite care rooms for Down's Syndrome adults

Received
23 December 2009
Decided
7 May 2010 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Cold Ash
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.26 Feb
  4. Target17 Feb
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 135 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Berkshire94% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9JA. West Berkshire has handled 1,525 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 135 days, 10 weeks longer than West Berkshire's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 8 other applications at this address. We hold 1,022 applications in total for the RG18 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
09/02685/FUL
Address
Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9JA
Postcode
RG18 9JA
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Application Type
Full Application (8 Weeks)
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Cold Ash
Parish
Cold Ash Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Mathewson Waters Architects
Agent Address
The Old Surgery Crowle Road Lambourn HUNGERFORD RG17 8NR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
23 December 2009
Consultation Expiry
26 February 2010
Target Decision Date
17 February 2010
Date Decided
7 May 2010
Date Validated
23 December 2009
Date Submitted
23 December 2009
Consultation End
26 February 2010
Last Date for Comments
7 May 2010
Application Expires
17 February 2010

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice End
11 February 2010

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
45
Constraints
9
Coordinates
51.428448, -1.259721
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Berkshire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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