Properties in Phase One of a new development between Wokingham and Bracknell have sold out, according to the developer Antler Homes..
St Anne’s Meadows is a development of 54, three- and four-bedroom family houses close to the A329M. The land was purchased by Antler in 2023 from Beaulieu Homes.
Plans for the development were approved by a government planning inspector in September 2022.
The inspector overturned the original decision by Wokingham borough council to refuse the scheme planning permission.
Antler Homes bought the land – and made minor changes to the design of the houses.
The plans were originally drawn up by housing developer Beaulieu Homes. councillors at Wokingham borough council’s planning committee rejected them in January 2022.
The councillors feared the development would bridge the gap between Bracknell and Wokingham, and harm protected trees and green space in the borough.
Beaulieu Homes appealed to the government’s planning inspectorate to overturn the decision, and an inspector agreed with councillors that the scheme would harm green spaces, and was outside of the boundaries the council had earmarked for development.
But he said this harm would only be limited – and was outweighed by the benefits of providing affordable housing.
