Planning application
Red Lion House Downs Road Compton Newbury RG20 6RE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Solar Panels
As published by the council, reference 26/00018/CERTP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00018/CERTP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Ridgeway
- Parish
- Compton Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG20 6RE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 24 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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