Englefield Village Hall The Street Englefield Reading RG7 5ES

25/01941/PASOLPrior Approval for Solar PVAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Proposal

Installation of 11no x 475 Watt Solar Panels (5.2 kW total) to rear elevation of Englefield Village Hall RG7 5ES

Received: 26 August 2025
Decision due: 3 November 2025
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Bradfield

ReceivedReceived26 Aug
ValidatedValidated8 Sep
Consult.Consultation12 Sep
TargetTarget Date3 Nov
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Englefield Village Hall The Street Englefield Reading RG7 5ES. West Berkshire has handled 299 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 August 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 29 applications across Bradfield. We hold 1,947 applications in total for the RG7 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: RG7 5ES
Application type: Prior Approval for Solar PV
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Englefield Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 12 September 2025
Consultation end: 12 September 2025
Last date for comments: 12 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Englefield
National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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