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Infrastructure projects outlined for 2,500 homes at Thatcham Masterplanning documents suggest options for education , transport and environment John Herring  '); WHAT would “the single largest development in West Berkshire’s living memory” - 2,500 homes in north east Thatcham - provide for the town? Masterplanning documents drawn up by David Lock Associates and Stantec outline infrastructure from developing the homes. The documents are not a planning application and do not represent a final design should the development go ahead. Education The report outlines two primary schools, one...

West Berkshire Council 'will not have its fingers burned' over 2,500-home Thatcham proposal Town council concerned over repeat of Newbury's Sandleford Park John Herring  '); A SENIOR West Berkshire Council officer has said the council “will not have its fingers burned again” over plans for thousands of homes. The fields at north east Thatcham have been put forward by a consortium of land owners and developers, including Donnington New Homes, The Wasing Estate, A2Dominion and Ptarmigan Land. Speaking at last week’s meeting, Richard Crumly (Con, Thatcham Central) said he feared a repeat...

Up to 2,500 homes proposed for Thatcham in West Berkshire Council housing plan Clash over whether development will provide infrastructure town needs John Herring  '); PROPOSALS for Thatcham to grow by 25 per cent are being put forward in what would be the single largest development in West Berkshire in living memory. West Berkshire Council has recommended north east Thatcham to take up to 2,500 homes in its Local Plan Review 2020-2037, which assesses future housing needs. Around 170 hectares of land stretching from the top of Floral Way to Colthrop and into Midgham parish has been identifi...

PLANS to build up to 15,000 homes in a 'garden town' in Grazeley may soon be scrapped due to concerns about a potential nuclear emergency.

AROUND 575 homes should be built in West Berkshire each year until 2037 and most of them should be located around Thatcham or Newbury. That’s according to West Berkshire Council’s draft Local Plan, which aims to ensure that 9,775 homes can be built over the 17 years. The government has proposed a radical planning shake up that could result in a larger housebuilding target, but Bryan Lyttle, the council’s planning policy manager, said: “We are a plan-led authority and we can’t wait for dithering in Whitehall”. The document has earmarked north east Thatcham for around 2,50...