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Search the Public Notice PortalA plan for more than 100 homes in Arborfield have been met with warnings from residents that it will ‘no longer be a village, but a small town’.
Developers Dandara Southern Ltd and Elstree Land Ltd have submitted plans to build 111 new homes on land north of Reading Road.
The currently private land would be transformed to provide a mixture of one to four bedroom homes, 40 per cent of which would be affordable.
Agents to developers have written to Wokingham Borough Council: “The benefits of the scheme include the provision of both market and affordable housing, in a sustainable location, within walking distance from local services and facilities, to help meet an identified housing need within the borough.”
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The agents further argued it opening up the private land would be positive for residents of Arborfield – providing a new public open space, and play areas for families.
The site is surrounded by a mixture of open fields and developments, but remains ‘semi-rural in character’.
Agents say the houses ‘will be designed to respect and reflect the character of the area’.
The developer has suggested the existing private pedestrian and car access point to the site on Reading Road be used for the future homes.
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It is around 1km of west of the brand new centre of Arborfield Cross – a major development for the village – with access to a primary school, recreational ground and some shops.
But concerns have been raised by existing residents over the scale of housebuilding in the area.
The homes come in the latest of large-scale developments planned for Arborfield in the Wokingham Borough, including thousands of new homes at Arborfield Garrison and Hall Farm.
Objecting to the plans, Tim Cox wrote: “The last thing Arborfield needs is another 111 houses and the additional traffic it will generate.
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“The developments at the Garrison, and those proposed at Hall Farm, already over-provide housing in this area, and means Arborfield will no longer be a village but a small town.”
Residents of Arborfield have often called for more local infrastructure to be in place alongside new housing developments, such as GP surgeries and pharmacies.
The plans, currently under consultation until January 11, 2025, are outline, meaning another application with greater detail will have to be approved if this application goes ahead.
The next application would confirm size and designs of homes, landscaping, car parking and access plans.
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