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PSD Padworth Rectory Rectory Road Padworth Common Reading RG7 4JD

25/02133/FULApproved

Approved on 5 June 2026

Council decision: Approval14 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

The installation of a 1.5MW ground-mounted solar PV array. The system consists of 2,000 high-efficiency monocrystalline panels (TRINA - TSM-720-NEG21C.20) arranged in a ground-mount configuration, covering an active PV surface area of approximately 9,900.17m2

Submitted
16 October 2025
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated16 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 232 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at PSD Padworth Rectory Rectory Road Padworth Common Reading RG7 4JD. West Berkshire has handled 5,448 applications of this type. This one was decided in 232 days, 25 weeks longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,947 applications in total for the RG7 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
RG7 4JD

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 October 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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.

Source: West Berkshire

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