Catbells Cottage 88 School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX
Refused on 21 November 2025
Council decision: RefusalDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Demolition of the existing carport and the construction of a new extension
- Received
- 29 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Hungerford & Kintbury
- Agent
- Philip Wadge Architecture
- ReceivedReceived29 Sep
- ValidatedValidated30 Sep
- Consult.Consultation5 Nov
- TargetTarget Date25 Nov
- DecidedDecided21 Nov
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Catbells Cottage 88 School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Hungerford & Kintbury. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the RG20 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
- RG20 8DX
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Boxford Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 6 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 5 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 6 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 25 November 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Philip Wadge Architecture
- Architect profile
- PHILIP WADGE ASSOCIATES LTD
- Agent address
- UNIT 4B KINGFISHER COURT Newbury Berkshire RG14 5SJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 16 October 2025
- Site notice end
- 6 November 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 15
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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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