Planning application
Bucklers Lodge Woodcote Green Crowthorne Berkshire RG45 6HZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval application for the Installation of solar PV to the southern and eastern pitched roofs of Bucklers Lodge care home.
As published by the council, reference 25/00687/PAS
Application record
- Reference
- 25/00687/PAS
- Type
- Prior Approval Installation Solar Panels
- Status
- Pending Decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Solar Panels Not Required
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Crowthorne
- Parish
- Crowthorne Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RG45 6HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Bracknell Forest
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Solar Panels Not Required
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bracknell Forest granted permission on 16 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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