Planning application
Hilltop Cottage Hopgoods Green Bucklebury Reading RG7 6TA
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
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15 Mar 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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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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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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