Shinfield Residents Action Group
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Protect Shinfield from "Developers"! Ensure you have your say in the "Village Character Statement". www.shinfieldparishvision.org.uk
Last update: August 2009
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 Shinfield is again under threat. Proposals by UoR for a Science and Innovation Park off Cutbush Lane. The character of the Village (see Shinfield School Green VCS) will be changed beyond recognition and forever by the proposals in the Wokingham Borough Council’s (WBC) Core Strategy, proposals for a Science and Innovation Park off Cutbush Lane and residential development in the Village. These developments will close the green gaps between shinfield village, Ryeish green and Three Mile Cross. There are currently three planning applications with WBC that will affect you and your children: 1.University of Reading- Phase 1 of a Science and Innovation Park off Cutbush Lane. If this goes ahead the resulting gyratory system, at Lane End Farm, and the link to the Blackboy roundabout will provide the northern end of the old "Eastern Relief Road" proposal. The building of the relief road will provide evidence for the developers (UoR) to push forward their residential unit build plans (3500) for Shinfield Village unveiled by Meeting Place in the Autumn of 2008. The Science Park build will create considerable disruption to residents in the area and those passing through. The building on existing farmland will have considerable impact on local wildlife and the countryside. 2. Linked to 1 above is the UoR proposal to demolish part of the listed building- Lane End Farm. This is to facilitate the building of a gyratory system- see above plans. 3. Submitted by the Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance ( who own the land) a screening option to build 225 residential units off Church Lane (application No. OS/2009/1055) If you do not want this to happen you must make your views known and heard by your local Councillors, Shinfield Parish Council and Wokingham Borough Council. A Cutbush Lane resident, Chris Hossock has set up a Cutbush Lane Action Group to fight the proposals for the Science Park and part demoltion of Lane End Farm. Please contact Chris to help on Chris@cutbushlane.com or visit the website www.cutbushlane.com. WBC Core Strategy. The Core Strategy details a broad approach to where development could go within the borough to 2026. The views of the community surveyed in autumn 2004, together with consultations in both summer and winter 2005 and summer 2006 have informed the submission Core Strategy. Overall, by 2026, the aim of the submission Core Strategy is to protect key features of the borough’s landscape, ecology, heritage and environment. It also aims to ensure that everyone has good access to services such as schools, health and community facilities. A key to this is having a good transport system with adequate capacity. Development which will have to be of high quality will be concentrated in those towns and villages that either have a significant range of facilities and services or these are envisaged in the Plan period. If improvements to facilities and services cannot be achieved, development would not be acceptable in those areas with poor provision. Consequently, residential development is to be concentrated in four Strategic Development Locations at Arborfield Garrison (about 3,500 dwellings), south of the M4 (about 2,500 dwellings) 700 have already been allocated. Consultation on the submission Core Strategy has now closed and the proposals have been through a public examination. We await the final decision. A copy of the Report, Appendix and Background Papers for the Core Strategy are available on the Council's website at Copy and paste this link into your browser or use the clickable link to the right of this text - (Core Strategy 2008) www.wokingham.gov.uk/core-strategy-june-2008 If you require any further information please contact your local Councillor, Shinfield Parish Council, Wokingham Borough Council, SRAG or Cutbush Lane group. |
 UNIVERSITY HAVE WITHDRAWN APPEAL! - but the "New Science Park" in Cutbush may bring it back! ----- |
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 This is the 200 year old Oak Tree, after the demonstration 18th March 2005, on A327 and junction of Cutbush Lane, in the village of Shinfield, South of Reading. The attempted felling of this tree, sparked the formation of this action group. The tree has gone... we have been promised a replacement, which is to go on the corner of the newly resited Brookers Hill. When???? |
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