Planning application
Land North Of Spring Gardens Andover Drove Wash Water Newbury
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The installation and operation of a solar farm with ancillary equipment including inverter and substation house, security cameras, deer fence, new highway access and landscaping scheme. Section 73 application to vary conditions 2 'approved plans', 3 'external materials', 4 'sustainable drainage', 5 'landscaping', 6 'landscape maintenance', 7 'hard landscaping', 8 'noise assessment', 9 'dust mitigation', 10 'GCN method statement', 12 'access and visibility splays', 16 'tree protection' and 17 'construction traffic management' of Planning Permission 23/01361/FULMAJ.
As published by the council, reference 26/00069/FULMAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00069/FULMAJ
- Type
- Full Major Application (13 Weeks)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Hungerford & Kintbury
- Parish
- Enborne Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00062/COND Split decision
Land North Of Spring Gardens Andover Drove Wash Water Newbury
Approval of details reserved by Conditions (3) Materials, (4) SuDS, (5) Landscaping Scheme, (6) Landscape Maintenance, (7) Hard Landscape, (8) Noise Assessment, (9) Dust Mitigation, and (10) GCN Method Statement of approved application 23/01361/FULMAJ: The installation and operation of a solar farm with ancillary equipment including inverter and substation house, security cameras, deer fence, new highway access and landscaping scheme.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
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Mid West Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Shifnal
Active · incorporated 2010 · Shifnal
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
103 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 26 June 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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