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Sibly Hall Development – Planning Meeting Wed. 8th Feb. 2012

February 6, 2012March 1, 2017 MikeLeave a comment

The Wokingham Council Planning committee meeting date approaches – 7pm on 8th February at Wokingham Council Offices.

If you have not seen them, here are links to a) the Agenda for the forthcoming Planning Meeting – the Sibly Hall Development being the first item on the Agenda and b) a report prepared by Wokingham Council’s Head of Development Management.

These two documents should have been on the web as described by the recent letter sent by Wokingham Council, unfortunately the link was incorrect but I managed to get the right link by ringing them for further info.

I also received today a set of documents from the Sibley Hall Action Group email list which they obtained under a Freedom of Information request which contains quite a bit of additional background information. This is also well worth reading as it contains emails & minutes of meetings discussing the Appeal by Reading University and various conversations between Solicitors, Wokingham Council and other interested parties.

These pages have already been included in one of the 40+ objection letters already lodged with Wokingham Council about this planned disastrous development.

Let’s hope that Wokingham Planning Committee sees sense and turns down this application and saves us all from the immense ramifications that this development will be foisted on the local community.

See you at the meeting.

Sibly Hall Development – Planning Committee Meeting

February 1, 2012March 1, 2017 MikeLeave a comment

I received a letter from Wokingham Council last week about the Sibly Hall Development that is causing so much concern for local residents. It would seem from the letter that the planning application may be approved.

I really do think that this would be a disaster for local residents not only with the loss of one of the last remaining open green spaces in Earley, but also from the amount of pressure it will put on local resources and a serious increase in local traffic on what are already overcrowded local roads.

I understand that Reading University needs to move ahead, but building 80 plus houses and swallowing up this green open space is not welcomed by any local residents.

The Governments Localism Act was, amongst other elements supposed to deliver more say to local communities about what happens in their own ‘backyard’. From what I have seen during this drawn out planning application phase is a complete disregard for local concerns by Reading University.

At least Earley Town Council has turned down the application. However, they don’t have the final say as Wokingham Council planning committee will meet on the 8th February and as can be seen by the letter the application is recommended for approval.

Let’s hope that some common sense prevails at that meeting and if as well attended as the Earley Town Council meeting – some 40+ people – Wokingham Planning Committee will understand the level of opposition to this planned housing development.

Information can be found on the letter if you want to attend the meeting and if you want to lobby the members of the Planning Committee prior to the meeting, their names and email addresses can be found here.

See you at the meeting.

University challenged over Sibley Hall plans

September 2, 2011 MikeLeave a comment

It looks like the battle to replace Sibley Hall with a 99 house development is moving to the next stage as Reading University announces it intends to appeal despite Wokingham Borough Council not making any decision within the statuary period.

Full story here.