Newsham Court Pincents Kiln Calcot Reading RG31 7SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01928/PASOL - Prior Approval for Solar PV Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed:Installation of 141.3kWp Solar PV panels on the roof of the Headquarters of Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service (RBFRS), consisting of 314 panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Approved Decision Notice · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Click Here Delegated Report · 21 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Prior Approval Statement Supporting Document · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Block/Roof Plan Plans, Drawings · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plans, Drawings · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

National infrastructure project 295 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is 295 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
SSSI 24 m away: Pincents Kiln SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
National landscape 118 m away: North Wessex Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Reading built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area3,125 m² (33,637 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 71)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Prior Approval for Solar PV
Postcode
RG31 7SD
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Parish
Tilehurst Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LASER Energy

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 43 for prior approvals. Approved, as 79% of prior approvals here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
24 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Internal alterations, external plant compound
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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Berkshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #122 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #142 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #199 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #203 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
57 decided
1,045
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.