Hurst villagers fighting a plan to build 200 homes on a green field are being urged to attend the planning inquiry into the scheme.
Residents have been told: “It is very important that the Planning Inspector is left in no doubt as to the strength of opposition to this development that has been the subject of a record 400 plus letters of objection.
“A full public gallery would in itself be a measure of the level of opposition.”
Residents at a pre-inquiry drop-in session at Hurst Village Hall last Friday were given information about how the inquiry will be organised. About 85 villagers called in on the session. Some villagers will give evidence at the inquiry.
One villager said: “I’m going to the inquiry, I hope a lot of others will come to show the inspector what the village thinks.”
The inquiry starts on Tuesday January 31 at 10am at Wokingham Borough Council meeting chamber at Shute End, Wokingham. It runs from January 31 to February 3 and then February 7 to 10.
The building plan is being opposed by the borough council and also Hurst Parish Council which has been given Rule 6 status which gives them rights at the inquiry on a par with the borough council.
