Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
Sonning Quarry, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Playhatch, RG4 6TX
Last published check: 9 Oct 2026, 13:37. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Notice of Submission of Further Information in relation to Application for Planning Permission Accompanied by an Environmental Statement (Regulation 25 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 as Amended) Planning application for the winning and working of mineral as a southern and eastern extension to Sonning Quarry using existing consented ancillary facilities, office, weighbridge, welfare, wheelwash facilities and internal access roads within Phase C, existing site access points onto Playhatch Road, and the A4155; together with retention and operation of plant site and ancillary facilities, to include the concrete block making operations and ready mixed concrete plant situated south of Playhatch Road along with retention and use of field conveyor including bridges over Playhatch Road and Spring Lane and an unnamed watercourse parallel to Spring Lane; together with retention of existing crossing points over Berry Brook and other watercourses; with progressive restoration using indigenous and imported materials to agricultural land and nature conservation habitat Please can you submit any comments you may have by 31 August 2025.
Sign in to view all collected council fields and recorded changes.
Sign in to view collected detailsSonning Quarry, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, Playhatch, RG4 6TX
This record has no verified map location.
| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Application Form - Sonning D-EApplication Form | Not published | View |
| 2025-07-22 Letter from OCCApplication Form | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-43B Working - Phase E4 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-38B Overall Working 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-36B Site Location 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-41B End of Phase D3 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-39B Phase D1 Working 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-47B Cross Sections - Exist and Proposed Restoration 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-46B Concept Restoration 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-45B Working - Phase E7 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-42B Working - Phase E1 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-40B Sonning Eye Context 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-37B Existing Situation 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| S339-00039-44A Berry Brook Crossing Detail 09-06-2025General Plan | Not published | View |
| Appendix L2 Statutory Biodiversity Metric Condition Assessments Proposed HabitatsSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFO AGENT MW.0036-24Supporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix J - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Riparian Mammal ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix G - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Dormouse ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 8 - Updated FRA showing tracked changesSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Sonning Quarry Phase D & E - Biodiversity Net Gain ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix F - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - BBS Survey ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 - Appendix L1 - BASELINE HABITAT CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS(1)Supporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix K - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Winter Bird Survey ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix A - Sonning Quarry Phase D & E Relevant Policy and LegislationSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 2 - Updated Section 3 of the ES with changes shown in redSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 6 - Updated Ecological Impact Assessment Report - Sonning Phase D & ESupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix E - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Bat ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| M&W ADVERT REG 25 MW.0036-24 ECBrev(1)Supporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 5 - Updated HIA showing tracked changesSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix C - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Botanical Species ListSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 7 - LVIA AddendumSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 4 - Updated Arboricultural Impact AssessmentSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix I - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Reptile Survey ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix H - Sonning Quarry Phase D & E - GCN Survey ReportSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 9 - Updated NTS with changes shown in redSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Appendix 3 - Updated Section 4 of the ES with changes shown in redSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| 1957 Appendix B - Sonning Quarry Phase D&E - Site PhotographsSupporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Sonning Quarry - PA for Extension - Supplementary Statement as at 17.07.25Supporting documentation | Not published | View |
| Response from SODC - 2025-09-15Decision | Not published | View |
Documents open on the council website. Browse council documents if a link has changed.
Conditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
No related records were published in this section.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.