Information for Reading Quarry, Berrys Lane, Burghfield, Reading
Status: PotentialPlanning Region: South East
Planning Sub-Region: West Berkshire
Operator: J Mould (Reading) Ltd
Capacity: 150,000 (RDF)
Campaign Group(s): Reading Against the Incinerator (RATI). Contact coordinator@ukwin.org.uk to be put in touch with those opposing this development.
Notes: Planning permission granted on 2nd September 2022 [20/02029/COMIND]. According to the planning application's planning statement, it is intended to treat RDF from household, industrial and commercial sources "from the on-site Reading Quarry Waste Recycling and Transfer Facility (WRTF) and other sites in the locality" [Source]. The form of incineration technology is unclear - the environment statement claims: "RDF is gasified within a furnace before being combusted to create high pressure steam" which uses the term gasification but seems to more closely match a technical description of a conventional incinerator as it does not refer to thermal treatment taking place in the absence of oxygen. The REPD for January 2023 stated that the plant entered construction in 2023 [Source]. In May 2024 the Environment Agency did not include this facility in their list of plants that had a permit or outstanding permit application and there has been no sign of a permit application as of 23 September 2025. In September 2025 West Berks council confirms that: "we consider that the planning permission to have been implemented" because the applicant had notified them that development had technically commenced in August. (Entry updated 2025-09-23)
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Objection files:
282-Objection-from-UKWIN-March-2021.pdfPlanning Consent files:
282-PlanningConsent-2022.rtfEnvironment Agency Compliance Assessment Reports
Click here to see the incinerator compliance documents for existing English incineratorsStandard notice:
UKWIN (and therefore the UKWIN map) focuses on Municipal Waste Incinerators, whereas our colleagues at Biofuelwatch focus on biomass projects. If you are interested in biomass incinerators (including waste wood plants) over 20MW then please see the Biofuelwatch map of UK Biomass Power Stations. Those concerned about biomass plants, including waste wood plants, should email Biofuelwatch at biofuelwatch[at]gmail.com.Please be aware: There is always room for improvement, so please send updates to coordinator@ukwin.org.uk. Existing Incinerator means a facility that is operational or under construction/commissioning. A Potential Incinerator is a facility where there is a proposal for an incinerator (e.g. planning application or planning consent) or other reason to believe an incinerator might be built/proposed in the future. A Prevented Incinerator is something which used to be a proposal or expected incinerator which we do not believe is currently being progressed (e.g. because the project was cancelled, planning permission refused, or years have gone by since the permission was granted without any progress) - in some cases a facility marked as prevented is being progressed without us being aware or is subsequently revived. Capacity is usually the permitted or maximum advertised capacity of the facility.