West Berks Bowls Association Ltd Pyle Hill Newbury RG14 7SW
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation of a 124kWp roof-mounted solar photovoltaic array comprising 192 solar panels fixed to the south facing existing metal overclad roof of the non-domestic building. The panels will be mounted on a proprietary rail system secured to the roof structure, together with associated inverter equipment, cabling and electrical infrastructure.
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Decision due
- 23 April 2026
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Newbury Greenham
- ReceivedReceived24 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation27 Feb
- TargetTarget Date23 Apr
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at West Berks Bowls Association Ltd Pyle Hill Newbury RG14 7SW. West Berkshire has handled 299 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Newbury Greenham. We hold 674 applications in total for the RG14 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
- RG14 7SW
- Application type
- Prior Approval for Solar PV
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 27 February 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Michael Duppa-Miller 2 Old Bath Road Newbury RG14 1QL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 9 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 30 March 2026
Site constraints
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.
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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.
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Source: West Berkshire
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