Planning application
Plumtree Cottage Whitehall Lane Checkendon Reading RG8 0TN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed installation of four roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels to the front (road-facing) and four panels on rear roof slopes, and an external battery storage unit mounted to a side wall behind the side garden gate.
As published by the council, reference P26/S2662/LDP
Application record
- Reference
- P26/S2662/LDP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- RG8 0TN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Consideration
Previously Consultation Period.
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Certificate of Lawful Use or Development is Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
South Oxfordshire granted permission on 2 October 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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