Bishops Green residents blast proposals to build 400 homes in village
Development would devastate area
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BISHOPS Green residents are up in arms about proposals to build 400 new homes in their village.
As reported in the Newbury Weekly News last week, a huge housing development could be built on Bishops Green Farm after the owner entered an agreement with Catesby Estates to promote the site.
This means that Catesby Estates would seek to get outline planning permission for a development and then market the site to housebuilders.
The company has put together a ‘vision’ for the village, transforming it from an “incidental settlement” to a “sustainable village community”, bringing social and economic benefits.
400 homes could be built in Bishops Green
Land company wants Basingstoke and Deane to allocate site for housing
Jonathan Ashby
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THE south side of Newbury could undergo a huge transformation after land in Bishops Green in Basingstoke and Deane was targeted for a 400-home development.
In October this year, Catesby Estates entered into an agreement with the owner of Bishops Green Farm, off Ecchinswell Road, opposite Ash and Eagle Road estates and just a stone’s throw from the West Berkshire border, to promote the land.
This means that Catesby Estates will try to get planning permission for a development and then market the site to housebuilders.