Land East Of Buscot Hill and North Of Union Road Bradfield Reading
Refused on 24 March 2026
Council decision: Refusal
Proposal
Part retrospective siting of temporary rural workers dwelling; erection of general purpose agricultural building and yard; use of land for a mixed agricultural/equestrian use; use of land as a dog walking field; and ancillary works.
- Submitted
- 12 December 2025
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Dec
- ValidatedValidated12 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Mar
Decided in 102 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Land East Of Buscot Hill and North Of Union Road Bradfield Reading. West Berkshire has handled 5,448 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address.
Application details
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- Ancient woodland: Waylands CopseNext to the site
- 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: West Berkshire
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