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Unit 1 Arena Business Park Acre Road Reading

Granted Reading 230244 Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (asamended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J

As published by the council, reference 230244

Application record

Reference
230244
Type
Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
28 Feb 2023
Validated
28 Feb 2023
Decided
25 Apr 2023
Ward
Whitley Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Feb 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 25 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 25 April 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.

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.

In Reading

  • PL/26/0672 Granted

    59 GLOUCESTER ROAD, READING, RG30 2TH

    Change of use of building from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (a state funded school for learning and non-residential institutions for the provision of education). Prior Notification under Class T, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

    20 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1188 Awaiting decision

    12 BUCKLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 7SN

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0065 Granted

    95 GROVE ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LW

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    21 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0900 Granted

    2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

    Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1110 Awaiting decision

    17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

    Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    19 Aug 2026 Prior approval