West Berkshire Local Plan Review 2023-2041 Development Management Policies

The policies are available to view by clicking on the links below. 

Our place based approach

• Policy DM1 Residential Development in the Countryside [163KB]
• Policy DM2 Separation of Settlements Around Newbury & Thatcham [159KB]  

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Our environment and surroundings

• Policy DM3 Health & Wellbeing [167KB]
• Policy DM4 Building Sustainable Homes & Businesses [199KB] . To provide additional guidance on this policy, the Council has prepared the following two documents which are available to view/download below:
  • West Berkshire Council Sustainability Position Statement and Guidance (July 2025) [934KB]
  • West Berkshire Carbon Offsetting Calculator (July 2025) [283KB] : this Excel spreadsheet works as a calculator and it enables applicants to determine their carbon offsetting requirements where necessary. Applicants may download the calculator and submit it with their planning application
• Policy DM5 Environmental Nuisance & Pollution Control [181KB]
• Policy DM6 Water Quality [185KB]
• Policy DM7 Water Resources & Waste Water [1MB]
• Policy DM8 Air Quality [149KB]
• Policy DM9 Conservation Areas [115KB]
• Policy DM10 Listed Buildings [122KB]
• Policy DM11 Non-designated Heritage Assets [166KB]
• Policy DM12 Registered Parks and Gardens [202KB]
• Policy DM13 Registered Battlefields [162KB]
• Policy DM14 Assets of Archaeological Importance [117KB]
• Policy DM15 Trees, Woodland & Hedgerows [175KB]

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Delivering housing

• Policy DM16 First Homes Exception Sites [157KB]
• Policy DM17 Rural Exception Housing [161KB]
• Policy DM18 Self and Custom-Build Housing [156KB]
• Policy DM19 Specialised Housing [118KB]
• Policy DM20 Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople [240KB]
• Policy DM21 Retention of Mobile Home Parks [102KB]
• Policy DM22 Residential Use of Space Above Non-Residential Units [107KB]
• Policy DM23 Housing Related to Rural Workers [118KB]
• Policy DM24 Conversion of Existing Redundant or Disused Buildings in the Countryside to Residential Use [116KB]
• Policy DM25 Replacement of Existing Dwellings in the Countryside [108KB]
• Policy DM26 Extension of Residential Curtilages in the Countryside [108KB]
• Policy DM27 Sub-Division of Existing Dwellings in the Countryside [110KB]
• Policy DM28 Residential Extensions [138KB]
• Policy DM29 Residential Annexes [109KB]  
• Policy DM30 Residential Amenity [123KB]

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Fostering economic growth and supporting local communities

• Policy DM31 Designated Employment Areas [165KB]
• Policy DM32 Development within AWE [9MB]
• Policy DM33 RAF Welford and Denison Barracks [9MB]
• Policy DM34 Retail Parks [107KB]  
• Policy DM35 Sustaining a Prosperous Rural Economy [170KB]
• Policy DM36 Farm Diversification [118KB]
• Policy DM37 Equestrian and Horseracing Industry [219KB]
• Policy DM38 Development on Existing Educational & Institutional Sites in the Countryside [109KB]
• Policy DM39 Local Community Facilities [170KB]
• Policy DM40 Public Open Space [116KB]
• Policy DM41 Digital Infrastructure [158KB]
• Policy DM42 Transport Infrastructure [163KB]
• Policy DM43 Theale Rail-Road Transfer Site [155KB]
• Policy DM44 Parking [124KB] . This policy refers to the guidance prepared by the Council's Highways team in respect of Design Guidance for Residential Developments. This document can be viewed/downloaded here [468KB] .
• Policy DM45 Travel Planning [158KB]

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