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26-90 Reading Bus Garage Great Knollys Street Reading RG1 7HH

Granted Reading 220957 Full planning permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Installation of solar PV panels and associated equipment at Reading Bus Depot. The PV panels will be situated on the existing roof of the main building at the Depot. It is proposed to install a maximum of 1402 solar PV panels with approximate dimension 1m x 1.75m.

As published by the council, reference 220957

Application record

Reference
220957
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
30 Jun 2022
Validated
1 Feb 2023
Decided
30 Mar 2023
Ward
Abbey Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG1 7HH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2022

    Received by Reading

  2. 1 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 30 March 2023, 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.

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