Planning application
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
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 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0032
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0032
- Type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 4HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0050 Granted
Thames Valley University, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4HJ
Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and Thermal Storage, BESS, and associated transformers and switchgear GRP enclosures to replace the existing carbon based heat network.
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PL/25/1465 Granted
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
T1048 & T1049 Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T1044 London Plane (numbered as T3 on the TPO document) - Crown lift to 6m. T1076 Robinia - trim
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PL/24/1217 Granted
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
Works to TPOs within boundary of Reading College
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Reading
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 12 March 2026, 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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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 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J