Crowthorne Village Action Group
CVAG protecting our village against urbanisation
This is only concerned with the soundness of the process.
We were stunned when the two elected representatives of Crowthorne,
Cllrs Wade and Finnie, both spoke and voted in favour of the motion. We have written to both Cllrs Wade and Finnie expressing our disgust.However the plan before council was for a much larger scale development and will involve the loss of an estimated 20,000 trees. CVAG have asked the council to prepare an alternative of a scaled down plan that would involve building on just the brownfield element, but the council have refused to do this.
The second issue was that the proposed plans were going to be contrary to the councils publicly stated priorities, which were;
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To keep our parks, open spaces and leisure facilities accessible and attractive
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To promote sustainable housing and infrastructure development
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So, at the same meeting they slipped through an un-
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Protect communities by strong planning policies
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Broadmoor Review
Plans are under discussion as the original Broadmoor buildings are no longer suitable for modern requirements and need to be replaced .
TRL
Plans are under discussion for the redevelopment of the site used by TRL...
Crowthorne targeted with large-scale developments
Bracknell Forest Council is identifying strategic areas for future housing development between now and 2026, and has targeted Crowthorne as the site for two major developments. This heralds colossal change for the village More…
CVAG Aims
- to maintain Crowthorne’s village feel
- encourage future development to be in keeping with the area
- urge councils to provide appropriate infrastructure to support population growth
Just in…
Plans have been submitted for a 4 storey nursing home on Sandhurst Road. This does seem inappropriately large for that location and local residents have concerns about the extra traffic that would be generated.
Cllr Finnie
Cllr Wade