Institute For Animal Health High Street Compton Newbury RG20 7NN
Proposal
Reserved Matters application for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale for the erection of 160 residential dwellings including public open spaces, landscaping pursuant to Outline planning permission 20/01336/OUTMAJ: Hybrid planning application seeking: 1) Outline planning permission (all matters reserved with the exception of access), for development comprising of up to 160 residential units (Class C3), the provision of landscaping, construction of access and street lighting, car and cycle parking, other associated infrastructure, sustainable drainage systems, engineering works and mitigation measures including the construction of internal roads. The proposal includes at least 1.75 hectares of employment land (Class B1) associated with the retention of the Intervet building and a playing field (Class D2) associated with the retention of the existing Cricket Pitch. 2) Full planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings, structures and hardstanding along with preparatory works including earthworks, remediation, utility works and associated mitigation measures. The change of use of land including the creation of public open space and wildlife area.
- Received
- 2 February 2026
- Decision due
- 15 May 2026
- Public comments
- 35
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Ridgeway
- ReceivedReceived2 Feb
- ValidatedValidated13 Feb
- Consult.Consultation13 Aug
- TargetTarget Date15 May
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Institute For Animal Health High Street Compton Newbury RG20 7NN. West Berkshire has handled 299 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Ridgeway. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the RG20 postcode area.
81% of outline 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
- RG20 7NN
- Application type
- Reserved Matters Major App (13 Weeks)
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 160
- Parish
- Compton Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 August 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Dawn Brodie Wytham Court 11 West Way Oxford OX2 0QL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 8 May 2026
- Site notice end
- 30 May 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 222
- Constraints
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: ComptonPart of the site
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +8 more
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- Brownfield land register: Pirbright Institute site, ComptonRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202522 Dec
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 20/01336/OUTMAJ
ApprovedNon-material amendment25/02910/NONMAT - 202512 Dec
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 19 (CMS) of approved 20/01336/OUTMAJ
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02841/COND - 202511 Dec
Approval of details reserved by Condition (18b) Contaminated Land - Remediation Scheme of planning permission…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02779/COND - 20258 Dec
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 30 (Foul Water) and 31 (Water networks) of…
PendingDischarge of conditions25/02791/COND - 202517 Nov
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'phasing plan for outline' of approved…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02583/COND - 202517 Nov
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 'layout and design standards', 20 'CEMP', 21…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/02546/COND
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