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Hilltop Cottage Hopgoods Green Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TA

Granted West Berkshire 26/00604/CERTP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Add 10 solar panels / PVs to the south facing roof of our free standing garage (the small building marked in the site plan which is north west of the main house)

As published by the council, reference 26/00604/CERTP

Application record

Reference
26/00604/CERTP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
15 Mar 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Decided
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Bucklebury
Parish
Bucklebury Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG7 6TA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Mar 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 8 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 10 July 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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