Veolia Environmental Services Padworth IWMF Padworth Lane Lower Padworth Reading RG7 4JF Data via plota.co.uk
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
Application progress
Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- Council
- West Berkshire
- 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
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Not required
- Decision date
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 5 days slower than West Berkshire's median of 43 for prior approvals. Approved, as 79% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 7 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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