CAMPAIGNERS are continuing to fight against proposals for a development in Evendons.
On Sunday, August 7, the Evendons Area Residents Association (EARA) invited residents to walk the site, near Blagrove Lane, for a second time after Berkeley Homes lodged an application for up to 350 homes.
Paul Tolan, a local resident working on the Save our Blagrove Meadows campaign, said: “The attendance was really good and we estimate between 130 to 150 people came, with only five attending both walks, so it was mostly new people.”
The development, called Blagrove Meadows, would also feature new access onto Barkham Road, community space and on site Suitable Alternative Natural Green space (SANG).
Residents in the area have described the proposals as “destructive”.
They believe it would have a detrimental impact on the environment and some feel local infrastructure wouldn’t be able to handle the influx of people.
Wokingham Borough Council has launched a consultation on the application and is accepting comments via its planning portal until Thursday, August 25.
Mr Tolan believes the key message for people wanting to object is to do it in a constructive manner.
“The key is to object in the right way,” he said.
“It is important to have a good reason as to why you are objecting and if you can include any policies the development would breach, then that also helps .”
The EARA has a range of advice and is hosting a number of in-person sessions to assist people who want to comment on the application.
For more information on the sessions, visit: evendons-area.org.uk
To comment on the application, visit: wokingham.gov.uk/planning
