ARBORFIELD GARRISONSTRATEGIC DEVELOPMENTLOCATION
SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT
MAY 2011
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Our approved Core Strategy sets out the broad visionor how the Borough o Wokingham will develop in theperiod to 2026 and how the Council aims to protectand enhance the very good quality o lie enjoyed inthe Borough. The adoption o our Masterplans urthersecures our control over development over thatperiod. The Core Strategy is a vitally important documentthat sets out the local policies we need to ensure theprovision o the new roads we will drive on, the newhomes we will live in, the new schools our children willgo to, the new parks they will play in, the new shopsand doctors’ surgeries we will visit – in short, the wayour communities will look across the Borough.It takes orward the views o the community or highquality development concentrated in a ew locationswith all necessary inrastructure delivered. The Core Strategy identies our StrategicDevelopment Locations (SDL). These are Arboreld Garrison, South o the M4, North andSouth Wokingham. Separate masterplans calledSupplementary Planning Documents (SPD) have beenproduced or each SDL along with an overarchingInrastructure Delivery SPD which covers all o theSDLs (5 SPDs in all). The Inrastructure DeliverySPD evolved rom work undertaken in preparingthe Core Strategy and is aimed at delivering aviable inrastructure rich solution to support the newdevelopments. The key message is that I expect ahigh level o new inrastructure o the highest possibledesign quality. This document has been subject o extensiveprevious public consultation which is summarised inthe statement o consultation.Over recent months, work on this document hascontinued and we have now added a SustainableEnvironmental Appraisal (SEA). So, we are re-consulting on this document with its SEA We haveincorporated more detailed explanations on two areaswhere there are particular sensitivities. . As our suite o planning policies are orming, weare increasingly concentrating on good design andattention to the character o areas where we areencouraging urther development. We will continueto challenge developers to not only meet but exceedcurrent design standards.
Foreword
Arboreld Garrison : Masterplan SPDDavid Lock Associates : May 2011
As we said beore adopting other Masterplan SPD’slast year, where possible we need to integratedevelopments with existing communities and ensurethat they are in keeping with the area in which theywill be located. We will expect developers to giveparticularly careul attention to this. Provision o community hubs within the new areas will help ‘kick-start’ the sense o community with the benets thatcan bring to new and current residents.I conrm that these Masterplans and other policieswill provide the ramework or developers to submitplanning applications. These applications will betested against this guidance and those ound wantingwill be re-negotiated in order to nd the right solution.I we ail to agree ully satisactory proposals, thenthey are likely to be reused by the Borough Council’sPlanning Committee.In summary, this guidance aims at enablinginrastructure rich, high quality design solutions or ourSDLs which I believe we will, in due course be proudo. Your comments and suggestions are still beingactively sought and will be careully considered beorethis document is adopted.
Councillor Angus Ross.Executive Member for Strategic Highways and Planning. Wokingham Borough Council. June 2011
Arboreld Garrison : Masterplan SPDDavid Lock Associates : May 2011
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Arborfield Master Plan 24 May 2011
May 2011 revision of the Arborfield SDL Supplementary Planning Document
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