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The Mall The Kennet Centre Newbury RG14 5EN

23/02094/FULMAJFull Major Application (13 Weeks)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Full planning permission for the redevelopment of the Kennet Centre comprising the partial demolition of the existing building on site and the development of new residential dwellings (Use Class C3) and residents ancillary facilities; commercial, business and service floorspace including office (Class E (a, b, c, d, e, f, and g)); access, parking, and cycle parking; landscaping and open space; sustainable energy installations; associated works, and alterations to the retained Vue Cinema and multi storey car park.

Received
8 September 2023
Decision due
25 December 2023
Public comments
68
Ward
Newbury Central
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target25 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 25 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (243)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Mall The Kennet Centre Newbury RG14 5EN. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 8 September 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Newbury Central. We hold 674 applications in total for the RG14 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
RG14 5EN
Application type
Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Newbury Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 September 2023
Consultation expiry
25 March 2024
Consultation end
25 March 2024
Last date for comments
25 March 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Site notice start
20 December 2023
Site notice end
23 January 2024

Appeal history

3359935
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: InquiryDecision: 21 August 2025Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
243
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Newbury Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: Catherine Wheel InnOn or next to this site · +7 more
  • Brownfield land register: The Mall The Kennet Centre Newbury RG14 5ENRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: West Berkshire

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