Cleardene Farm Ashmore Green Road Ashmore Green Thatcham RG18 9ES

21/00330/FULMAJFull Major Application (13 Weeks)Refused

Full

Refused on 28 January 2022

Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Conversion of 4 agricultural buildings into 4 residential dwellings, including part demolition and landscaping

Received: 10 February 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 5
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Chieveley & Cold Ash

ReceivedReceived10 Feb
ValidatedValidated22 Feb
Consult.Consultation19 May
TargetTarget Date24 May
DecidedDecided28 Jan

Decided in 340 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Cleardene Farm Ashmore Green Road Ashmore Green Thatcham RG18 9ES. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. This one was decided in 352 days, 42 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Chieveley & Cold Ash. We hold 1,033 applications in total for the RG18 postcode area.

94% of full applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: RG18 9ES
Application type: Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Cold Ash Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 February 2021
Consultation expiry: 19 May 2021
Consultation end: 19 May 2021
Last date for comments: 28 January 2022
Target decision date: 24 May 2021
Permission expires: 28 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Edward Mather The Wine Store (Unit 7) Brewery Court Theale RG7 5AJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 14 March 2021
Site notice end: 4 April 2021

Appeal

Appeal status: Appeal lodged

Appeal history

3298207

Dismissed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 November 2023Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 86
Constraints: 4

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, National Landscapes, 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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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: West Berkshire

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