Planning application
Bridge Farm Reading Road Arborfield Reading RG2 9HT
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Full application for the proposed extraction and processing of approximately 3.6 million tonnes of sand and gravel from a site of 190 ha, known as land south west of bridge farm, together with erection of an aggregates processing plant, ready mix concrete plant and the provision of associated ancillary infrastructure and parking for HGV's and staff, with mixed restoration including importation of inert material to agriculture, lowland meadows and wetlands. Proposed temporary diversion of public footpath 20 for the duration of operations.
As published by the council, reference 170433
Application record
- Reference
- 170433
- Type
- Full
- Status
- Determination Made
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 9 Feb 2017
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2017
- Decided
- 23 Aug 2019
- Ward
- Arborfield
- Parish
- Arborfield and Newland
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- RG2 9HT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wokingham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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261287 Granted
Bridge Farm Reading Road Arborfield Reading RG2 9HT
Application for submission of details to comply with Condition 17 (Landscaping) of planning permission 243190 dated 05/08/2025 relating to hard and soft landscape proposals.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2017
Received by Wokingham
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23 Aug 2019
Decision issued: Refused
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5 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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