Sulham Estate Sulham Farm Nunhide Lane Sulham Reading RG8 8EQ
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
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Pangbourne
- ReceivedReceived29 Nov
- ValidatedValidated13 Dec
- Consult.Consultation25 Feb
- TargetTarget Date7 Feb
- DecidedDecided29 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
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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© 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.
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Source: West Berkshire
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