Veolia Environmental Services Padworth IWMF Padworth Lane Lower Padworth Reading RG7 4JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00550/PASOL - Prior Approval for Solar PV Decided

Proposal

REG 3 - Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: West Berkshire Council ("the Council") intends to install rooftop solar energy generation panels on selected buildings within the footprint of the Council's Padworth Integrated Waste Management Facility. The facility is currently run by Veolia Environment Services as part of a 25-year waste PFI contract, which commenced in 2008. The installation works will be completed by a suitably qualified and experienced contractor appointed following a competitive tender process. The rooftop installations are expected to generate c. 900kWp of renewable energy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
15 Apr 2026
Not required
27 May 2026

Not required on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 384 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Aldermaston Wharf built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval for Solar PV
Postcode
RG7 4JF
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Aldermaston
Parish
Padworth Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Not required
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
15 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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