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Former Aldermaston Quarry Site Padworth Lane Lower Padworth Reading

Granted West Berkshire 26/00155/CERTE Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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).

As published by the council, reference 26/00155/CERTE

Application record

Reference
26/00155/CERTE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approval
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Decided
21 May 2026
Ward
Aldermaston
Parish
Padworth Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approval

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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RJA Planning Services Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 21 May 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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