Land Opposite Nightingale Farm Wantage Road Leckhampstead Newbury
Approved on 5 February 2026
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed agricultural building. Length 35.4m, height to eaves 5m, breadth 28.2m, height to ridge 8.6m.
- Received
- 29 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Downlands
- ReceivedReceived29 Dec
- ValidatedValidated29 Dec
- Consult.Consultation28 Jan
- TargetTarget Date23 Feb
- DecidedDecided5 Feb
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application at Land Opposite Nightingale Farm Wantage Road Leckhampstead Newbury. West Berkshire has handled 62 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands.
91% of all 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
- Agricultural Development
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Leckhampstead Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 5 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 23 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 5 February 2031
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- The Croft Milton Hill Abingdon Oxfordshire OX13 6BD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 13 January 2026
- Site notice end
- 3 February 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 9
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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Planning history at this site
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Source: West Berkshire
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