Lash Brook News Today

Flooding ‘proves case against new housing’ );  ); FLOODING on the site of a proposed housing development in Shiplake is further proof that the scheme should be scrapped, say opponents. Rainwater pooled up beside the entrance to the former Thames Farm, off the A4155 Reading Road, when last week’s heavy showers brought the worst floods to the Henley area since 2014. Taylor Wimpey is set to build 95 homes on the 5.7-hectare site, which will be renamed Regency Place, after planning perm...

Now developer hints at alternative drainage plan );  ); PLANS to drain surface water from a new housing estate in Shiplake into a flood-prone brook may not go ahead after all, according to the developer. Taylor Wimpey says it is now “exploring a number of alternative options” for the former Thames Farm site, off Reading Road, where planning permission has been granted for 95 homes. The firm wanted to channel any run-off through a new pipeline into Lash Brook, on the village’s southern ed...