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St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

Granted Rushmoor 26/00023/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Installation of ground mounted photo voltaic panels

As published by the council, reference 26/00023/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00023/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Permission Granted
Received
16 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Jan 2026
Decided
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Empress
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU14 7NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Rushmoor register

This site has had 10 applications since 2020: 9 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00397/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Remove one Conifer, tree 1 on submitted plan. Tree 2 Conifer (leaning towards 65 Abbey Way) reduce in height by no more than 5 metres. Both trees are within the St Michael's Abbey Conservation Area

    Decided 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/00299/TPOPP Decided

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Remove one Beech tree , tree 3 on submitted plan (T6 of TPO 192V)

    Decided 1 Jul 2026
  • 26/00292/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Remove Tree 1 Twin-Stemmed Conifer (Dead) Tree 2 Conifer (Dead) as per submitted plan. The trees are within the St Michaels Abbey Conservation Area

    Decided 7 Jul 2026
  • 26/00205/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Area A as per submitted plan, remove all the smaller diameter trees (<400mm DBH) within 12 metres of the driveway. Crown lift all retained trees within the area to no more than 7 metres from ground level. Clear all understorey (Laurels, Rhododendrons and Holly) within 12 metres of the driveway. All trees are within the St Michaels Abbey Conservation Area

    Decided 5 May 2026
  • 26/00057/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Tree 1 one Oak as per submitted plan, overall crown reduction of no more than 3 meters to secondary growth. The tree is within the St Michael's Abbey Conservation Area

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 25/00671/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Area A: Mixed tree line (predominantly Lime) - Crown lift all trees within the field on the Eastern boundary to 4-5 metres and crown reduce by 1-3 metres, to a uniform height. Area B: Lime - Crown lift all mature trees on the Northern boundary to 5-6 metres. Works are to improve vehicle (tractor) access and improve light for proposed solar farm.

    Decided 13 Jan 2026 Trees
  • 25/00594/CATPP Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Area A on submitted plan cut back all lateral growth over the footpath to a height of 4 metres from all Hollies, Hawthorn and Hazel on the West side of the footpath. Coppice large stand of Hazel on East side of path. Remove any errant stems encroaching on footpath, retaining vertical stems. Crown lift mature trees to no more than 4 metres over footpath. Area B crown lift all mature trees to no more than 6 metres over field. Group C remove Hawthorn and Rowan saplings. and remove the following trees Tree 1: OakTree 2: Oak Tree 3: Sweet Chestnut Tree 4: Cherry.Tree 5: Sycamore and coppice one Hazel. The trees are within the St Michael's Abbey Conservation Area

    Decided 27 Nov 2025 Trees
  • 20/00435/TPO Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Three Oaks (T4, T5 and T6 of TPO 380) as per attached plan, crown lifted by no more than 5 metres from ground level. Trees (within the area of group G5 of TPO 380) near road to be crown lifted to no more than 5 metres from ground level to allow access for lorries. Also shrubbery within group G5 area to be trimmed back to wooden fence

    Decided 23 Jul 2020 Trees
  • 20/00442/CAT Granted

    St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    Remedial work to trees in the St Michaels Abbey Conservation Area as per submitted plan

    Decided 21 Jul 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Jan 2026

    Received by Rushmoor

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Permission Granted

  4. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

  • Delegated report Delegated Report · 22 Apr 2026
  • Advert in hampshire independent Correspondence · 01 Apr 2026
  • Glint and glare Report · 23 Feb 2026
  • Historic england Consultee Comment · 27 Jan 2026
  • Reflective light strength report Report · 16 Jan 2026
  • Reflectivity analysis Report · 16 Jan 2026
  • Pv panel technical details Report · 16 Jan 2026
  • Correspondence Correspondence · 16 Jan 2026
  • Wagner renewables pv panel mounting frames Report · 16 Jan 2026
  • Declaration of low reflection Report · 16 Jan 2026
  • Plans Plans · 16 Jan 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Rushmoor granted permission on 21 April 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ

    25/00594/CATPP Submitted 31 Oct 2025 120m away

    Area A on submitted plan cut back all lateral growth over the footpath to a height of 4 metres from all Hollies, Hawthorn and Hazel on the West side of the footpath. Coppice large stand of Hazel on East side of path. Remove any errant stems encroaching on footpath, retaining vertical stems. Crown lift mature trees to no more than 4 metres over footpath. Area B crown lift all mature trees to no more than 6 metres over field. Group C remove Hawthorn and Rowan saplings. and remove the following trees Tree 1: OakTree 2: Oak Tree 3: Sweet Chestnut Tree 4: Cherry.Tree 5: Sycamore and coppice one Hazel. The trees are within the St Michael's Abbey Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • The Limes 53 Highgate Lane Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AA

    20/00109/CATPP Submitted 7 Feb 2020 127m away

    Remove one Hornbeam Maple (T1 on submitted plan). One Fir tree (T2) remove lowest two branches and remove no more than one metre from other branches to shape. The trees are within the Farnborough Hill Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 57 Highgate Lane Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AA

    21/00284/FULPP Submitted 12 Apr 2021 129m away

    Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and garage and erection of single a storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 12 docs
    Small domestic
  • 12 Chingford Avenue Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AB

    20/00888/CATPP Submitted 27 Nov 2020 152m away

    One Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) T1 on submitted plan, remove to ground level and grind out the stump. The tree is within the Farnborough Hill Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 1 Chingford Avenue Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AB

    21/00265/CATPP Submitted 7 Apr 2021 161m away

    Remove one Walnut tree (T1 on submitted plan). The tree is within the Farnborough Hill Conservation Area

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Farnborough Hill School 312 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AT

    20/00377/CAT Submitted 9 Jun 2020 175m away

    Two sycamores to be felled due to safety reasons and the location. Trees adjacent site border and Highgate Lane. Trees within the Farnborough Hill Conservation Area.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

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