20 - 28A Pound Street Newbury

25/02321/CONDDischarge/Compliance of Condition(s)Approved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 1 December 2025

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by Condition (9) SuDS of planning permission 23/02782/FULMAJ: Demolition of existing buildings (including former Jewson's site); existing dwellings 26 and 28 Pound Street; and, 28a Pound Street, former Newbury Bathroom Store) and erection of 79no. residential dwellings alongside access works, landscaping, open space, drainage and other associated works.

Received: 8 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Newbury Central

ReceivedReceived8 Oct
ValidatedValidated9 Oct
Consult.Consultation4 Nov
TargetTarget Date4 Dec
DecidedDecided1 Dec

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 20 - 28A Pound Street Newbury. West Berkshire has handled 530 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Newbury Central.

94% of conditions 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

Application type: Discharge/Compliance of Condition(s)
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 79
Parish: Newbury Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 4 November 2025
Consultation end: 4 November 2025
Last date for comments: 4 November 2025
Target decision date: 4 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 13
Constraints: 10

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Newbury Town CentrePart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Rockingham Road Bridge (BHL5333)On or next to this site
Brownfield land register: 20 - 28A Pound Street NewburyRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Source: West Berkshire

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