7 Ash Close Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BW
Approved on 2 April 2024
Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Placing of 4 solar panels on the front of the roof and 3 solar panels on the side of the roof (gable)
- Received
- 26 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Downlands
- ReceivedReceived26 Jan
- ValidatedValidated29 Jan
- Consult.Consultation21 Feb
- TargetTarget Date25 Mar
- DecidedDecided2 Apr
Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at 7 Ash Close Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BW. West Berkshire has handled 299 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands. 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 7BW
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Brightwalton Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 21 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 21 February 2024
- Last date for comments
- 2 April 2024
- Target decision date
- 25 March 2024
- Permission expires
- 2 April 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
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.
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Source: West Berkshire
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