Planning application
Oak Perridge Thornford Road Crookham Common Thatcham RG19 8EN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The proposal represents a modest domestic renewable energy development that will enable the property to meet an increasing proportion of its electricity demand through on-site renewable generation. Planning permission is sought for two ground-mounted solar arrays within the 3 acre residential garden. The proposal comprises two arrays, each consisting of ten 665 W photovoltaic panels 1.15 m by 1.9 m) providing 13.3KW of Installed capacity for the combined array.
As published by the council, reference 26/01685/FULMAJ
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01685/FULMAJ
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
- Parish
- Thatcham Town Council
- Postcode
- RG19 8EN
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to West Berkshire through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- Updated sn photo
- Newbury Weekly News Planning Notice 27 August 2026
- Highways West Berkshire Council
- Environmental Health
- site notice photo
- Location Plan
- Cross Section Through Panel Array
- Proposed Site Plan
- Planning supporting statement
- Solar Array Technical Information
- CIL Form 1
- Application Form
- Existing Site Plan
- Tree survey
- Visualisation of Array on the Site
- View from Thornford Road
- Site Photo from the West
- Site Photo from the South
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Berkshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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