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Land Opposite Nightingale Farm Wantage Road Leckhampstead Newbury

26/00475/AGRICAgricultural DevelopmentApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed alteration: Recladding of an existing barn including roller doors

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downlands
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Mar
  4. Target19 Mar
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 14 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 14 days, 6 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
26 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Consultation end
20 March 2026
Target decision date
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Croft Milton Hill Abingdon Oxfordshire OX13 6BD

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
9

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
  • 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.

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    26 Feb

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed alteration: Recladding of an existing…

    This applicationApprovedOther26/00475/AGRIC
  2. 2026
    26 Feb

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Replacement barn.

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/00477/AGRIC

Source: West Berkshire

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