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38 Valley Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3NF

25/00849/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationAwaiting decision
Householder
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1. Raise and extend existing front retaining wall and pave front garden to expand existing parking facilities. 2. Extend existing front porch. 3. Convert garage into a habitable space (home gym). 4. Double storey rear extension / single storey side extension to accommodate : - open-plan kitchen / dining / living room on the ground floor. - re-configure the 1st floor and enlarge the existing bedrooms. Additions include a dedicated home office, en-suite shower room, storage and wardrobes

Received
2 April 2025
Decision due
28 May 2025
Ward
Burghfield & Mortimer
  1. Received2 Apr
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target28 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 15 May.

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a two storey rear extension at 38 Valley Road Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3NF. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Burghfield & Mortimer. We hold 1,947 applications in total for the RG7 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
RG7 3NF
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Burghfield Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2025
Consultation expiry
15 May 2025
Consultation end
15 May 2025
Last date for comments
16 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Peter Willis 1650 Arlington Business Park Theale Reading RG7 4SA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
19
Constraints
7

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.

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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