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Hurst Village Society, the Parish Council, and resident Mike Ewart secured a small victory in the Bonhomie Court saga when Wokingham District councillors agreed to a site visit to Broadcommon Road on 28 September to see for themselves the problems of traffic management on the narrow lanes, the risk of flooding, and local house and window design.
In July Millgate Homes submitted revised plans for 22 flats on the site of the former old people's home in Broadcommon Road. At the District Council's development control meeting on 12 September a representative from the developers agreed to modify the plans by removing the electronic gates and changing the design of the proposed neo-gothic style windows.
HVS remains very concerned about the risk of flooding to neighbouring properties if this development goes ahead, and will urge councillors to recommend fewer flats.
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The development will mean more traffic on the narrow lanes in this part of the village, which will put walkers, horse riders and cyclists at risk. District councillors said that a traffic management scheme, which satisfies local residents and the Parish Council, would need to be drawn up and agreed.
DOUGLAS HOUSE
Meanwhile, at the western end of the village, there has been another application on the site of Douglas House in Davis Way – this time for 16 mews-style houses.
While HVS welcomes smaller new houses in Hurst, we feel that this development would be very cramped and is unsuitable in an area where there is no mains drainage. Previous applications to redevelop this site have been refused by Wokingham District Council and the decision upheld on appeal.
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