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See      BRACKNELL FOREST CONSULTATION  

  

Bracknell Forest Council is currently preparing a Comprehensive Local Plan (CLP) for the Borough up to the year 2036.  As part of the CLP the BF Council will need to include a strategy for the level and distribution of development, including housing and economic uses.  The study for Bracknell Forest is called the ‘Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment’ (SHELAA).

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA)

The purpose of the SHELAA is to identify sites and broad locations and assess their development potential along with their suitability for development and the likelihood and timing of development coming forward (availability, achievability and deliverability).  The SHELAA will provide an evidence base which will enable the identification of sites and locations suitable to inform development needs to be set out in the CLP.  The Council is currently consulting on a final draft methodology for how it has assessed sites, together with the results of the assessment of sites (which are available to view and download, below).

Inclusion of a site in the SHELAA does not mean it will be allocated for development, and does not mean the Council considers it is appropriate for development either now or in the future.  Allocating sites for development is done through the Local Plan process which will allocate the most appropriate sites to meet development needs.

However, there are three local sites in this Consultation, which could result in the building of 900 houses (or units) in the next 15 years - on top of the proposals for Heatherwood and Ascot High Street  - CURRENTLY 700 HOUSES. 

The three sites are;
 WINK 23 Lavender Park at 59 residential units

WINK 22 Whitmore Bog at 713 residential units and 60 residential institution units 

WINL 21 the Brackens at 112 residential units.

All comments on this have to be made by Monday 19th December. CLICK HERE