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Sulham Estate Sulham Farm Nunhide Lane Sulham Reading RG8 8EQ

24/02610/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 29 April 2025

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Replacement of roof coverings on the front (eastern) range, northern cross-wing and single-storey southern range with plain tiles and removal of chimney stack at rear; Like-for-like replacement of single three-over-three sash at first-floor level on side elevation, 1 x Air Source Heat Pumps and fenced enclosure, formation of small openings in infill brickwork to cellar for ASHP ducting (retrospective in part). Various internal works including removal of wall finishes to first-floor corridor wall (Bedroom 4). Removal of modern partitions within first-floor office (middle room in main range) and sealing of modern doorway to corridor. Formation of wood-burning stove in rear ground-floor room, with flue. Formation of a wood-burning stove within the northern, ground-floor room, with new flue liner; Replacement of modern tile slips to fireplace in northern, ground-floor room, internal wall installation to selected first-floor walls. Rewiring and upgrading of radiators and pipework. Vapour permeable insulation to be installed to underside of ground-floor floor structure and between joists, and formation of secondary glazed units to historic windows (retrospective in part).

Received
29 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Pangbourne
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated13 Dec
  3. Consult.25 Feb
  4. Target7 Feb
  5. Decided29 Apr

Decided in 137 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Sulham Estate Sulham Farm Nunhide Lane Sulham Reading RG8 8EQ. West Berkshire has handled 203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 151 days, 14 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Pangbourne. We hold 1,682 applications in total for the RG8 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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
RG8 8EQ
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sulham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 December 2024
Consultation expiry
25 February 2025
Consultation end
25 February 2025
Last date for comments
29 April 2025
Target decision date
7 February 2025
Permission expires
29 April 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mrs Clare Preece Build Studios 203 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7FR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
7 January 2025
Site notice end
28 January 2025

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II*: Sulham FarmhouseOn or next to this 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, 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.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Berkshire

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