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See www.ascotcentreconsultation.co.uk      See PETITION objecting to release of Green Belt Land - http://petitions.rbwm.gov.uk/AscotCentreGB/ 

  

Following last week's Open Day on Ascot High Street Redevelopment Development Brief,  the Ascot Sunninghill and Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group (NPDG) has issued the following statement and appeal to local residents to support their objection to  land south of Ascot High Street being released from Green Belt.  The NPDG feels that the Ascot Centre Developement Brief proposals undermine the principles as set down by the Prince's Foundation Report 2012 - upon which the Neighbourhood Plan was built..

Visit the Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group’s website (www.ascotandthesunningsnp.com) for more information (see Recent Posts).

The Ascot Centre proposals are available to view on the consortium’s website www.ascotcentreconsultation.co.uk.  They are inviting responses through a feedback form. Closing date is 19th December 2016.

NPDG STATEMENT| Ascot Centre Development Proposals a Betrayal of the Local Community

According to the Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group (“ASandS NPDG”) the proposals presented at the Open Day on 1st December by a consortium of landowners and developers for the development of Ascot Centre and the High Street are totally unacceptable and would represent a betrayal of the local community if they went ahead.

The proposals from the consortium, which includes Ascot Racecourse, Bloor Homes and Ascot Car Parks, completely fail to reflect the vision for the rejuvenation of Ascot developed by The Prince’s Foundation with the local community back in 2012 and do not respect what is included in our adopted Neighbourhood Plan.  

The original vision which the community bought into was for a rejuvenation of Ascot by making the High Street two-sided, with small scale retail and other businesses, improving the traffic flow for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, providing sufficient car parking and creating a village square with a new community hub. New housing development both North and South of the High Street would help achieve this while being in keeping with the character of Ascot, with green spaces and retained mature trees.

What was presented to the local community in this Consultation event was a scheme for 350 houses – which is double the number envisaged in the Neighbourhood Plan. There are no proposals for how traffic congestion will be addressed and the suggested car parking will be grossly inadequate. And the proposed “village square” bears more resemblance to a leafy lay-by than a focal point for the local community.

This is not a plan for the rejuvenation of Ascot, it is a plan to cram lots more housing into Ascot without any of the associated benefits the community is seeking.

 

The Ascot, Sunninghill and Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan Delivery Group