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roposals to release 27 sites for the development of around 1,600 Among the land earmarked for development is space for around: homes across West Berkshire have been published by West 250 homes in south-east Newbury Berkshire council and include 100 homes near Salisbury Road, 140 homes at the Pirbright Institute in Compton Hungerford. 100 homes on Bath Road in Speen The land will form the basis of the council’s Housing Site Allocations 100 homes near Salisbury Road in Hungerford Development Plan Document, which details the preferred location for There are also smaller pockets of land suitable for smaller developments homes across the district in the coming years. The proposed areas have across the area. However, several sites originally considered for been decided following an extensive consultation with local communities development have been rejected following a public consultation - which over the past twelve months. received 8,500 responses - and the council’s own scrutiny. Rejected proposals included: 285 homes at Turnhams Farm, Pincents Lane at Calcot due to concerns about the impact on the local road network 87 homes in Hungerford due to a number of concerns about the delivery of the site 30 homes near Blackthorn Close in Tilehurst because of concerns about flooding and the landscape The Housing Site Allocations Development Plan Document sets out the preferred land for building homes on in the coming years. The plan will help protect the area from unwanted development and give added protection to our countryside. In formulating the plan, the council first asked landowners and developers to volunteer land they wanted considering for potential development. Land was then considered against a list of criteria - such as being within or on the edge of existing developments - and a shortlist published last year for consultation. Following feedback from the consultation and our own technical evaluation of the suitability of the land the final 27 sites have been chosen. Speaking about the housing plan, Councillor Alan Law, West Berkshire’s Executive Member for Planning, said: “Earlier this week results of a study were announced which found that West Berkshire will need to build 665 homes each year for twenty years to keep up with demand. This plan will help us deliver the first batch of those and in doing so put us in control of how we balance the provision of housing with protection for our countryside and living environment. “These proposals are the culmination of discussions with landowners and developers but also one of the largest consultations we’ve ever run. In reaching this point, 8,500 people had their say on our plans, and after listening to the communities we rejected a number of sites. This plan is a positive step forward for us and shows where we think houses should be built. It puts the council, not developers, in control of where homes should be built and (Continued on page 11...)
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