Reading: energy planning applications
13 battery, solar and wind applications in the government planning database for Reading, 10 MW in all. 2 still in planning.
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Every application in Reading, newest first
- Thames Valley University, Kings Road - Solar Panels
- St Lukes Residential Care Home, Marshland Square - Solar Panels
- Big Yellow Self Storage Building, Rose Kiln Lane - Solar PV Panels
- The Globe, Portman Road - Solar Panels
- Voco Reading Hotel, Shooters Way - Solar Panels
- Starline Holdings Technology, Island Road - Solar Panels
- Burghfield Road, Southcote - Battery Storage Facility
- Reading International Business Park - Car Port & Solar Panels
- Reading International Business Park, Relief Road - Solar Panels
- Arena Business Park, Acre Road- Photovoltaics Solar Panels
- Relief Road - Solar Photovoltaic Panels
- Reading International Business Park - Roof Mounted Solar Panels
- Portman Road Tesco (Reading West)
Latest decisions
- St Lukes Residential Care Home, Marshland Square - Solar Panels
- Burghfield Road, Southcote - Battery Storage Facility
- The Globe, Portman Road - Solar Panels
- Starline Holdings Technology, Island Road - Solar Panels
- Voco Reading Hotel, Shooters Way - Solar Panels
- Reading International Business Park - Car Port & Solar Panels
- Reading International Business Park, Relief Road - Solar Panels
- Arena Business Park, Acre Road- Photovoltaics Solar Panels
Refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal
Incidents on the register near Reading's applications
10 incidents within 50 km of an application here, nearest first. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.
- Solar panels believed to have started roof fire at house in Old Basing
- Suspected arson fire damages substation on Abbey Road, Popley, Basingstoke
- Fire involving solar panels damages roof of flats in Fleet
- Solar panels involved in outbuilding roof fire in Bourne End
- Fire at UK Power Networks substation in West London
- Power outage brings down British Airways data centre near Heathrow
- Electrocution at Morgan Stanley Heathrow data center leads to fines
- Solar panel fire destroys roof of Ealing Council house in Greenford
- Burning smell leads to evacuation and a small fire at a data centre in Watford
- Rooftop solar panels catch fire at IKEA store in Wembley
For a planning case
The planning evidence pack sets out, for one application in Reading, every comparable incident nearest first with its sources, the schemes refused, withdrawn or taken to appeal nearby, and the fire service guidance each incident bears on. Launch price: £145 until 31 October (normally £295). Download a sample pack (PDF).
Neighbouring planning authorities
Data updated 3 August 2026 from the Renewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ), published quarterly.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Every planning authority.