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Awaiting decision New housing
Received 03 Nov 2025
New dwellings 2,800

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Summary

Proposal for 2,800 residential units including schools and commercial spaces.

Full Proposal

Out of District Planning Consultation: Wokingham Borough Council: Ref 252498 - Hybrid planning application (part in full, part in outline) comprising outline application for: up to 2,800 residential units to include up to 100 custom and selfbuild plots; 2 primary schools (up to 3 forms of entry) to include early years provision and 1 secondary school (up to 12 forms of entry); one District Centre, to incorporate up to 11,000m2 of Class E (Commercial, Business and Service, to include a food store of around 2,500m2), and Class F (Local Community and Learning); one Local Centre, to incorporate up to 2,400m2 of Class E; a Sports Hub to include sports pitches and pavilion space; up to 4,250m2 of further Class E, Class F, and sui generis development to include commercial, health care and public house; associated green infrastructure, landscaping, public open space, play areas, and ecological enhancement measures; 20 gypsy and traveller pitches; drainage and flood alleviation measures to include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) and engineering measures within Loddon Valley for the River Loddon; associated highway / transport / supporting infrastructure including spine road, pedestrian and cycle connections; associated utilities, infrastructure, and engineering works, including the undergrounding of overhead lines and an electricity substation; up to 0.5ha of land adjoining St Bartholomews Church for use as cemetery. All matters reserved other than access Application includes full permission for the delivery of proposed 40.4 hectares of Suitable Natural Greenspace (SANG), 18.35 hectares of SANG link, and provision of Biodiversity Net Gain measures, the demolition and clearance of buildings and structures at the Centre for Dairy Research (CEDAR) and at Hall Farm, the demolition of 3 existing dwellings, and the retention of specified buildings at Hall Farm as specified by the applications drawings.

Reasonable Objection Grounds

These are planning grounds where objections may be reasonable for this application:

Traffic Scale Character Infrastructure

Likely Support Reasons

These are potential reasons to support this application based on the proposal:

Housing Need Brownfield Density Employment Regeneration Sustainability Infrastructure

Detail pages

Documents

Application Form
Application Form
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CIL Form
Community Infrastructure Levy
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 1 - 2
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 10
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 11
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 12
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 3
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 4-6
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 7
Supporting Document
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Design and Access Statement Chapter 9
Supporting Document
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Design Response
Supporting Document
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File Access
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Location Plan
Plans, Drawings
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Planning Statement
Supporting Document
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