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8 Chaucer Crescent Newbury RG14 1TR

26/00099/HOUSEHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 March 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Loft conversion with a pitched roof dormer to the front and two rooflights to the rear. Also installation of new hipped roof over existing ground floor extension.

Received
16 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Newbury Speen
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target16 Mar
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 8 Chaucer Crescent Newbury RG14 1TR. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Newbury Speen. We hold 674 applications in total for the RG14 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
RG14 1TR
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Newbury Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Consultation end
17 February 2026
Last date for comments
17 February 2026
Target decision date
16 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
397 Reigate Road EPSOM DOWNS KT17 3LU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
28 January 2025
Site notice end
18 February 2025

Additional information

Documents
23
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, national parks, National Landscapes, 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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