Land Rear Of Shepherds Farm Wickham Road Stockcross Newbury
Proposal
Creation of a woodland adventure play facility along with conversion and alteration of existing buildings to provide cafe and other visitor facilities. Improved access point and parking facilities and wider landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
- Received
- 26 July 2024
- Decision due
- 15 November 2024
- Public comments
- 10
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Newbury Speen
- ReceivedReceived26 Jul
- ValidatedValidated16 Aug
- Consult.Consultation11 Sep
- TargetTarget Date15 Nov
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land Rear Of Shepherds Farm Wickham Road Stockcross Newbury. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 July 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Newbury Speen.
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
- Application type
- Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Speen Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 August 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 16 October 2024
- Consultation end
- 11 September 2024
- Last date for comments
- 16 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Ashley Wynn Greenhayes Studio 106 Hastings Road Battle TN33 0TW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 25 September 2024
- Site notice end
- 16 October 2024
Additional information
- Documents
- 48
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Newbury Town Centre
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage 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.
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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