We were pleased to receive the press release below issued by Wokingham Borough Council this afternoon. It confirms that the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium have done the correct thing and withdrawn their current outline planning application. This is something we have been arguing for them to do ever since the extent of the local objections became clear, with the amount of problems with their application it was obvious that it could not be tweaked sufficiently, and that in that case the only way it was going to get approval would be for the consortium to force it through over the objections of the local people. We are glad that they have seen sense and intend to work with local people to produce a development that is more acceptable to the local people surrounding and within the strategic development location.
Update: We have now received a press release from the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium that we have added below.
WBC Press Release – Arborfield planning application to be withdrawn.pdf
Arborfield Application Withdrawal Press Release 31.10.13.pdf
