Planning application
St Michaels Abbey 280 Farnborough Road Farnborough Hampshire GU14 7NQ
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.
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Rushmoor
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20 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permission Granted
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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
- Advert in hampshire independent
- Glint and glare
- Historic england
- Reflective light strength report
- Reflectivity analysis
- Pv panel technical details
- Correspondence
- Wagner renewables pv panel mounting frames
- Declaration of low reflection
- Plans
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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
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