Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9JA

15/03467/FULDFull - SPG4_04Permitted

Full

Proposal

Change of use of two agricultural buildings to form two residential units; alterations and extensions.

Received: 29 December 2015
Decided: 21 April 2016 · Approval
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Cold Ash

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedReceived29 Dec
ValidatedValidated29 Dec
Consult.Consultation5 May
TargetTarget Date23 Feb
DecidedDecided21 Apr

Decided in 114 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 a change of use 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 114 days, 7 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

15/03467/FULD

Address

Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Berkshire RG18 9JA

Postcode

RG18 9JA

Local Authority

West Berkshire

Application Type

Full - SPG4_04

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

Duncan Mathewson The Old Surgery Crowle Road Lambourn HUNGERFORD RG17 8NR

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

29 December 2015

Consultation Expiry

5 May 2016

Target Decision Date

23 February 2016

Date Decided

21 April 2016

Date Validated

29 December 2015

Date Submitted

29 December 2015

Consultation End

5 May 2016

Last Date for Comments

5 May 2016

Planning Decision

Decision

Approval

Decided By

Delegated Decision

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Site Notice End

4 February 2016

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.428185, -1.260588

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Berkshire

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Associated applications

2018
8 Aug
Application for approval of details reserved by Conditions 1 - Time, 2 - Approved plans, 3 - Materials, 4…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/02021/COND1
2015
29 Dec
Change of use of two agricultural buildings to form two residential units; alterations and extensions.
This applicationApprovedFull15/03467/FULD

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation OrderNext to the site
National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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