Aldermaston - Illegal Development

Posted: 18th December 2025

A council continues to gather evidence to prosecute those responsible for

an illegal development near a nuclear weapons site. Work has been carried
out on land opposite the Atomic Weapons Establishment’s (AWE) Aldermaston
campus despite a temporary stop notice, West Berkshire Council said.
Hundreds of people have signed an online petition that states the work has
left others feeling “unsafe, anxious and unprotected”, according to the
Local Democracy Reporting Service. The authority said the applicant has not
submitted additional information to make it a valid application and so it
is not being considered. Neither the council nor the police have legal
powers to remove individuals or items from the land and the council says
the relevant civil legal processes must be followed to enable this.

BBC 17th Dec 2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g583jlpl3o

Find out more – call Caroline on 01722 321865 or email us.