History 2 Newbury Racecourse Racecourse Road Newbury

26/01512/CONDRefused

Refused on 11 September 2026

Council decision: Refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Confirmation of compliance with planning conditions relating to planning permission 09/00971/OUTMAJ: Redevelopment of Newbury Racecourse to provide new and enhanced leisure, racing, administrative, and visitors facilities; new hotel and hostel; replacement children's nursery; the permanent retention of the Mill Reef Stand; replacement maintenance buildings, yard and workshops; replacement golf club house and apartment, floodlit driving range and remodelling of the golf course; up to 1,500 dwellings; local centre; combined heat and power district heating system; new and improved accesses; parking for visitors, staff and residents; open space and landscaping, signage, service infrastructure, and associated uses (minor changes to application 08/02201/OUTMAJ).

Received: 3 July 2026
Council: West Berkshire Council

ReceivedReceived3 Jul
ValidatedValidated3 Jul
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date28 Aug
DecidedDecided11 Sep

Decided in 70 days

About this application

This is a planning application for signage at History 2 Newbury Racecourse Racecourse Road Newbury. West Berkshire has handled 5,448 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 July 2026
Target decision date: 28 August 2026

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Stroud GreenPart of the site
Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +8 more
Ancient woodland: Young CopsePart of the site
Brownfield land register: Newbury Racecourse Plc East, NewburyRegister 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, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, 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.

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.

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.

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