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Former Aldermaston Quarry Site Padworth Lane Lower Padworth Reading

26/00155/CERTECertificate of Lawfulness (Existing)Awaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Land is naturally regenerating as a nature reserve without compliance with conditions 40, 41, 42 and 43 of planning permission 08/01023/MINMAJ. Quarry activities ceased in 2010, and the processing plant was removed from the site between 2010 and 2014 (dates taken from Google Earth images).

Received
26 January 2026
Decision due
31 March 2026
Public comments
7
Ward
Aldermaston
Agent
RJA Planning Services
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 18 March.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (30)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Aldermaston Quarry Site Padworth Lane Lower Padworth Reading. West Berkshire has handled 214 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Aldermaston.

88% of amendment applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Padworth Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026
Last date for comments
27 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
RJA Planning Services
Agent address
127 Hill Barton Road Exeter EX13PP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
30
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Berkshire

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