Planning application
Mary Hare School Arlington Manor Snelsmore Common Newbury RG14 3BQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Siting of air source heat pumps, solar panels and batteries on and adjacent to existing school buildings.
As published by the council, reference 25/02799/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02799/FUL
- Type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 16 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chieveley & Cold Ash
- Parish
- Chieveley Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG14 3BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/02779/FUL Granted
Mary Hare School Arlington Manor Snelsmore Common Newbury RG14 3BQ
Proposed relocation of balancing pond as approved under application 18/01161/COMIND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 16 February 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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