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The Farmhouse Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Newbury RG18 9JA

25/01614/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationPermitted
Householder

Proposal

Proposed single storey extension, new front porch, amendments to external treatment and fenestration

Received
15 July 2025
Decided
14 November 2025 · Approval
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received15 Jul
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Aug
  4. Target17 Nov
  5. Decided14 Nov

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in West Berkshire94% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a porch at The Farmhouse Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Newbury RG18 9JA. West Berkshire has handled 1,525 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. This one was decided in 122 days, 9 weeks longer than West Berkshire's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Chieveley & Cold Ash. We hold 1,022 applications in total for the RG18 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/01614/HOUSE
Address
The Farmhouse Westrop Farm The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham Newbury RG18 9JA
Postcode
RG18 9JA
Local Authority
West Berkshire
Application Type
Householder Application
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
Parish
Cold Ash Parish Council

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Absolute Architecture
Agent Address
Commercial House 53B Kingsbridge Road Newbury RG14 6DY United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
15 July 2025
Consultation Expiry
22 August 2025
Target Decision Date
17 November 2025
Date Decided
14 November 2025
Date Validated
22 September 2025
Date Submitted
15 July 2025
Consultation End
11 August 2025
Last Date for Comments
22 August 2025
Permission Expires
14 November 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Approval
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
29 July 2025
Site Notice End
22 August 2025

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
6
Documents
33
Constraints
10
Coordinates
51.428764, -1.258234
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: West Berkshire

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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