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Oare Farmhouse Oare Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9SD

25/02690/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 26 February 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Extensions, alterations and conversion of outbuildings to habitable use

Received
21 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
Agent
Philip Wadge Architecture
  1. Received21 Nov
  2. Validated26 Nov
  3. Consult.13 Feb
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 92 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Oare Farmhouse Oare Hermitage Thatcham RG18 9SD. West Berkshire has handled 1,523 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 6 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Chieveley & Cold Ash. We hold 1,032 applications in total for the RG18 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
RG18 9SD
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chieveley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 November 2025
Consultation expiry
13 February 2026
Consultation end
13 February 2026
Last date for comments
13 February 2026
Target decision date
21 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Philip Wadge Architecture
Architect profile
PHILIP WADGE ASSOCIATES LTD
Agent address
Unit 4B Kingfisher Court Newbury RG14 5SJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
9 December 2025
Site notice end
2 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
27
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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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