No to 32 new homes as near AWE

Plans to build 32 homes on a field in Burghfield have been turned down.

West Berkshire Council said the proposed development, off Regis Manor Road, didn’t have enough affordable housing.

The site also sits in the designated protection zone for AWE Burghfield, and was rejected on the grounds of public safety being compromised with additional population should an incident occur at the nuclear weapons site.