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Land at End Of Charlotte Close Hermitage Thatcham

26/00140/FULMAJFull Major Application (13 Weeks)Awaiting decision
Full
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of 16 dwellings and associated landscape and highway works. Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission 20/00912/FULEXT.

Received
23 January 2026
Decision due
27 May 2026
Public comments
13
Ward
Chieveley & Cold Ash
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 24 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (20)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Land at End Of Charlotte Close Hermitage Thatcham. West Berkshire has handled 1,524 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Chieveley & Cold Ash.

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

Application type
Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
16
Parish
Hermitage Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 April 2026
Consultation end
24 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Site notice start
26 March 2026
Site notice end
19 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
20
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +10 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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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