CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT ??? Event 1 Hopes Real progress towards ROF Burghfield site re: AWE (Burghfield released for housing). CYCLE PATHS Event 1 Dislikes No dedicated cycle paths. CYCLE PATHS Event 1 Hopes Cycle paths. CYCLE PATHS Event 2 Fears Losing Pincents Lane as a walking / cycling / horse riding route to Theale. CYCLE PATHS Event 2 Hopes Cycle routes. CYCLE PATHS Event 2 Hopes Cycle routes. CYCLE PATHS Event 2 Hopes Improved cycling infrastructure & safety. CYCLE PATHS Event 2 Hopes Encourage cycling by improvements to the infrastructure with an emphasis on safety. DISABLED ACCESS Event 1 Dislikes Nearness to countryside is nice, but if you are disabled little of it is accessible. More hard surfaced paths would be good for use by wheelchairs / mobility scooters. DISABLED ACCESS Event 1 Hopes Green spaces can be made more accessible for disabled - hard surfaced paths for wheelchair / mobility scooters etc. DOG WALKERS Event 2 Dislikes Some dog walkers - they trample down Farmers crops and throw bags of s--t over fences. DOG WALKERS Event 2 Dislikes Sulham Woods - dog mess, dogs off the lead (owners not in sight). Not ideal if have small children in tow! DOG WALKERS Event 2 Dislikes Dog mess. DOG WALKERS Event 2 Hopes Dog restricted areas / pathways in Sulham Woods. Enforce picking up dog waste. FLOODING Event 2 Dislikes Flooding on Long Lane and Sulham Hill particluarly. FLOODING Event 2 Fears Flooding. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Dislikes Lack of road infrastructure. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Dislikes Houses crammed together. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Fears Fear that all green spaces will disappear. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Fears Can not get green spaces back once gone. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Hopes Green spaces. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Hopes Keep the balance between town & country. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Hopes That Tilehurst will remain green. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes I like the green space for walking. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Balance of town & country. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes The balance between development and green spaves. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Open Green Space. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes I love walking out in Sulham Wood with Grandsons and dogs (name supplied). GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Green spaces. Woodlands. Footpaths etc. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Part of the joy of living in Tilehurst is it's open feel with housing mitigated by green spaces and woodland. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Future development should respect and retain this cahracter so Tilehurst continues to be a desirable place to live. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Green spaces. Quiet / Peace. Ikea !!!. Great schools. Number of Playgrounds. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Proximity to open green spaces with good footpaths. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Have lived in Tilehurst Village for the last all most 34 years. Love lioving in a Village not a Town. Too much development of Tilehurst will make it part of Reading. Bad. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Going out into garden, Blundles Copse on back. Heaven. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Good wildlife considering urban development. Especially true of wooded areas. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Open green space. Close enough to the countryside & not too far from the town. This is the best of both worlds. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Access to countryside. Unmanicured. Not prettified. Wildlife. At the same time reasonable access to town and facilities. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Open spaces are lovely for long walks and fresh air. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Green spaves, wildlife & trees. Spaces where we can walk & carry out hobby of photography. Access to countryside without driving miles. GREEN SPACES Event 1 Likes Still able to enjoy the countryside. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears No more open spaces GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears Losing the 'surburban' feel - trees, gardens etc. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears Loss of green space to residential development. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears That beautiful and valuable trees and lanscape will be destroyed for ever. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears Woods and agricultural lands destroyed. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears That Tilehurst will spread and cover all the natural beauty around it. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears Fewer nearby green spaces and trees. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Fears That houses will be built in open spaces, trees removed. Feel of countryside removed. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes Green spaces and field preserved. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes Woodland activities to encourage our children into woods eg. Nature events, bug hunting, den building, wildlife spotting etc. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes I hope that the rural areas in Tilehurst will be able to stay. We have a disabled son and the local riding school provide wonderful events on its field necxt to Cornwell Community Centre. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes Protect green spaces. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes For green open spaces to remain. Still need feeling of being in countryside. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes We hope that by working together we can celebrate and protect the special aspects of Tilehurst. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes Hopefully keep a lot of the green areas whilst being sensitive to the need for housing for younger generations / future generations. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes Local landscapes and open spaces are even more beautiful. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes To keep a more rural feel to Tilehurst. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes In 15 years (if I'm still alive) I'd hope we still have all the amenities - schools, drs, library, banks, coffee shops, and the crucial open spaces and countryside that give me a full and satisfying life. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Hopes I want as much Natural Wildlife & crops saved as possible. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Open spaces GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Trees GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Fresh Air GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Wildlife GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Proximity to the woods & countryside GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes On a Sunday we walk to Church past a field of horses now - it is so special for our children to be able to do that! GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The open spaces and trees. All of which are necessary for the health of the residents of Tilehurst. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The threat to wildlife. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Woodlands and green open spaces. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Country footpaths. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Wonderful open spaces & Sulham woods for walking/running/cycling. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Proximity to wonderful countryside and lots of open spaces. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes We love walking from Tilehurst to Pangbourne over the fields - it's amazing to feel so much part of the countryside here. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The open spaces are brilliant and so are the wildlife and trees. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Quiet open spaces and woods & fields. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes It is fabulous to walk in the woods and fields. This gives a good quality of life and it will be impacted once more houses are built. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Very pleased with Tilehurst as it is now. Enjoy all the trees and the village atmosphere. But would not wish for more development. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Our green areas. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Open spaces. Access to green areas. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Beautiful landscape on our doorstep. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Wildlife often seen in the evenings. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The countryside is lots of trees and large open fields / green spaces particularly over Long Lane and Sulham Woods. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The countrysdie is beautiful around Tilehurst. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Deer wander around, it is fairly quiet, and horses are often led up and down the roads surrounding the Riding Stables. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes People walking. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Edge of countryside! GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Feeling of peace & calm approaching open space at Clements Mead. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Woods. Nature. Wildlife. Open spaces. Shops. Good bus and Train service. Good schools. Streets cleaned. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes All the lovely green fields and open spaces. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Lots of TREES. Make for a better environment and happy people. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Variety of wildlife on our doorstep. Frequently seeing deer / foxes / wood peckers etc. from our window. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Closeness to countryside for walking and cycling. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes The open space where people are able to walk, walk their dogs and ride horses. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes There is lots of valuable wildlife around Tilehurst which can only survive if there is space. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Access to countryside. GREEN SPACES Event 2 Likes Rights of Way walking. IDENTITY Event 1 Dislikes Lack of identity. IKEA Event 1 Dislikes Ikea. It is going to put an extra strain on M4 J11 & A4. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Dislikes The lack of investment by West Berkshire Council in Tilehurst Parish. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Dislikes We need more sustainable developments and better looking housing. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Dislikes "Little Box" houses, not in keeping with rural nature INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Dislikes Lack of Council investment in infrastructure, roads, drainage. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Dislikes Lack of dentists / doctors. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears If we have more houses we need 1. affordable for young people 2. sustainable development 3. retain access to green spaces. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Not enough thought about infrastructure needs for new houses. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears No improvement in supply of start up business premises, work shops etc. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Too many houses filling our green spaces. Overcrowding of Dr's, Dentists, Schools (difficulty in getting appointments). Queues of traffic causes polution & increase to journey times. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Roads to support extra traffic through housing development won't happen. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Minimal infrastructure improvements i.e. doctors, dentists, public transport. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears If we have more houses we need 1. roads to support extra traffic 2. med centre. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Inadequate planning for volumes of vehicles, the increasing width of vehicles and parking space for them. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Overdevelopment without suitable infrastructure and services. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Insufficient infrastructure to match developments. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Building on flood plains is only going to cause trouble. Will the water stay in area or will it go elsewhere. It seems lessons have not been learnt from Keswick Close. Don't build on flood plains. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears Congestion. Too many houses and commercial outlets. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Fears No houses affordable for young professionals so terrible shortage of teachers etc. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes If we must have more development then it must include a Medical Centre! CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes If development then … must have cavity wall insulation / quality double glazed windows & doors (think of the environment0. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes If we have more houses we need 1. more recreational space / facilities 2. a walk-in centre 3. more school places. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Infrastructure to match development. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Following the inevitability of massive housing development in green spaces, that investment in roads will take place. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes More sustainable & affordable housing. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Community shops - not more "Take-aways" INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Local library so that children can grow up enjoying reading. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Community shops / market between Calcot & Purley. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes Any building should be of communities (with facilities & infrastructure) not houses. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes A Farmer's and local produce market. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Hopes If building plans go ahead, look at area and rework the roads. Add facilities which will provide for area. Current facilities can't cope with the projected increase. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 1 Likes Ample Primary and Secondary Schools. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Excessive street furniture. Too many signs and chicanes all over the roads. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Ugly, cheap, mean looking buildings, railings and paving. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Houses built too close together. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Lack of decent pubs and cafes. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes I dislike waiting 2 weeks for a Doctors appointment and this will only get worse. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Playground at Clements Mead - no adventure playground for older children. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Housing density at maximum. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Area needs more health service capacity & leisure activities. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Lack of water pressure in areas & water mains bursting. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Dislikes Schools and Doctors Surgeries cannot cope. No Doctors Surgery within the area. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears That Pincents Lane will eventually be opened up with massive development & traffic allowed throug Tilehurst INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears I'm concerned about school places in Tilehurst. Downsway School is completely full & children living within m's of the catchment area this year didn't get in. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears If lots of new houses are built where will the children go to school & what will happen to children already living in the area - will they be pushed out of the catchment? INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears It is a concern that a lot of new housing may be built without the infrastructure to support it - travel links, schools, doctors surgeries etc. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears It is really important that housing is properly supported to enable successful integration. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Lack of places at local schools / Doctors / Dentists etc. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears That Long Lane / Little Heath Road / Sulham Hill will become one huge rat track to avoid traffic james. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears That all the sites are built on, with a high density and no schools, doctors or facilities are built. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Bearing in mind how Tilehurst had spiralled over the last 5 decades. If this development proceeds it won't stop there! Tilehurst will eventually reach Pangbourne! INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears I dread driving down Long Lane because of the chicane type traffic calming measures & the traffic. It can be difficult to drive down there. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Sometimes it is difficult to cross the Knowsley Road eg. Schools & the traffic will get worse! INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Too many houses. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Pincents Lane being opened up to flow through traffic INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears That Tilehurst Parish will cease to exist as anything other than a huge housing estate without facilities for the residents. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Overdevelopment. Excessive housing density / traffic density and congestion. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Housing development behind Sainsburys. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears We would like to know more infromation on the proposed affordable housing (local resident). INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Too many houses. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Fears Increased pressure on current local roads and consequent increased dangers for pedestrians and cyclists. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Refurbish / redesign playground in Clements Mead so all ages are catered for. Mine would love and adventure playground. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes That houses are built on some areas but just not too many. As schools, roads & doctors cannot cope. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes That shops and amenities will be sensitively and creatively designed to enhance the area. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes I want my family , who have grown up in Tilehurst, to be able to stay, work and buy property within Tilehurst. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Developers pay full cost of improving infrastructure. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Local facilities (doctors, schools etc.). INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Better sports facilities. Smarter. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes All new house must be fully sustainable - more insulation, solar etc. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Decent Leisure Centre with Swimming Pool. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Impose a maximum new housing density which is less than the current average. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Some lovely cafes and pubs would be great! INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Improve the look of the Parade. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Avoid Pincents Lane, Little Heath Road and Overdown Road becoming a major through route. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Need for more leisure facilities eg. Swimming pool and playing fields. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Doctors Surgery and Community Centre. Expand schools. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Hopes Better infrastructure - Medical Drop In Centre. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes The centre of Tilehurstis walkable from most areas. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes Good library and Madhatters Coffee Shop is great! INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes Centre of Tilehurst and Triangle. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes It is lovely to have the family bakers, Warings, in Tilehurst. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes Cornwell Community Church and St. Catherines Parish Church are both extremel welcoming and friendly places & do a lot for the local community. INFRASTRUCTURE Event 2 Likes The Mad Hatters Pottery in Tilehurst is brilliant - feels like the heart of the community. Warm welcoming atmosphere, fair trade coffee - a wonderful new edition to a very special place. INVESTMENT Event 1 Fears Being the wrong side of the M4 i.e. Eastern Area and being overlooked by WBC (with regards to budget cuts). INVESTMENT Event 1 Fears Continued poor treatment from West Berks, taking the bad news with no mitigating decisions. INVESTMENT Event 2 Fears Tilehurst as 'Cash Cow' for Newbury! LEISURE Event 1 Fears More flooding. Loss of amenity for families walking. LIFESTYLE Event 1 Likes The friendly community. LIFESTYLE Event 1 Likes Reasonable community spirit. LIFESTYLE Event 2 Likes Good quality of life here generally. LIFESTYLE Event 2 Likes We have found Tilehurst a wonderful place to move to with a disabled son. MAINTENANCE Event 1 Dislikes The area around the shops on Hilden's Drive is very scruffy. MAINTENANCE Event 1 Dislikes Poorly maintained roads and pavements. MAINTENANCE Event 1 Hopes Put yellow lines outside St Pauls School. MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Litter. MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Fly tipping on Sulham Hill. MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Litter ( although I think it's improving). MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Litter in hedges and on verges. MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Appalling state of roads. Traffic congestion. Street furniture and chicanes. MAINTENANCE Event 2 Dislikes Pot holes! MAINTENANCE Event 2 Hopes That West Berks Council could / would afford more "Attention" to Tilehurst. Example, better maintenance and upkeep of existing infrastructure - roads in a bad state and worsening. MOTORWAY Event 2 Hopes Noise from the motorway is less intrusive. NEW TOWN Event 1 Hopes Realistic plans to increase the supply of houses i.e. a large housing development with 20 miles of here eg "garden city" / "new town". OVERCROWDING Event 1 Fears Overcrowding. PARKING Event 1 Dislikes Pavements blocked by parked cars & vans. PARKING Event 1 Dislikes Parking on grassed areas & grass verges. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT PARKING Event 1 Dislikes Inconsiderate parking resulting from increased vehicle ownership & work vehicles parked in residential areas. PARKING Event 1 Dislikes Hildens Drive - very poor parking facilities. PARKING Event 1 Dislikes Not enough parking so that cars end up being parked on pavements, green verges etc. Poorly maintained roads and pavements. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Parking on the pavements. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Double parking on residential roads. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Excessive car parking on main roads eg. Overdown Road. Impacts on Bus Schedules. Cars parked blocking bus stops and on the grass verges etc. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Inadequate parking when new houses are built or squeezed in! PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Parking on pavements near bus stops and corners of roads. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Grass verges being demolished by inconsiderate people parking on / off pavements. Becomes mud. Looks horrible. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Houses of multiple occupation. In family residential areas. Conversion of 3 bed houses to 6 bed. Insufficient parking. PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Dislike the parking on grass verges, now, this time of year, just mud! PARKING Event 2 Dislikes Car parking on / half on pavements. PARKING Event 2 Hopes All future housing must provide sufficient off-road parking spaces. PARTICIPATION Event 1 Hopes The preservation of Pincents Hill is vital but the community must be involved in ensuring that it is maintained and utilised. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 1 Hopes Improved Public Transport to avoid reliance on cars on rural roads. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 1 Likes Good bus service in & out of Reading. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 1 Likes Good transport links. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 2 Hopes Better transport facilities (park n ride?). PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 2 Likes Bus routes into Reading. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Event 2 Likes Public Transport links. SECURITY Event 2 Dislikes Pot smokers in Cornwell field. SECURITY Event 2 Fears Increase in crime rates. SECURITY Event 2 Likes Quiet & safe neighbourhood. TRAFFIC Event 1 DislikesTraffic. TRAFFIC Event 1 Fears Overrun with constant traffic throughout the days & nights. TRAFFIC Event 2 DislikesTraffic. TRAFFIC Event 2 Dislikes Traffic, especially along the A4. TRAFFIC Event 2 Dislikes Speeding on Sulham Hill. TRAFFIC Event 2 DislikesTraffic. TRAFFIC Event 2 Dislikes Traffic at school times from people dropping off / picking up children. CATEGORY EVENT TYPE COMMENT TRAFFIC Event 2 Dislikes Traffic congestion. TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Excessive traffic TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Too much traffic. TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Excessive traffic. TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Too many houses leading to too many cars and other vehicles. TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Too much traffic! TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Excessive traffic. TRAFFIC Event 2 Fears Traffic congestion on our local roads (especially Sulham Hills as will be used as a cut through to M4). TRAFFIC Event 2 Hopes Traffic at schools growing and a problem. WBC v RBC Event 1 Fears New development in West Berks overloads infrastructure in Tilehurst and Reading even further. RBC cannot be expected to pay for it all. WBC v RBC Event 1 Fears Tilehurst becoming no more than an extension of Reading & no facilities available to residents actually located in Tilehurst. WBC v RBC Event 1 Fears Tilehurst would get too big and blend in with Reading town. WBC v RBC Event 1 Hopes Joined up thinking - use of council facilities close to house rather than within a councils boundaries. WBC v RBC Event 1 Hopes Co-operation with Reading Borough Council. WBC v RBC Event 1 Hopes It would be nice to see Tilehurst planned as a whole - rather than a Reading half and a West Berks half. Surely it should all be co-ordinated! WBC v RBC Event 1 Hopes Genuine co-operation between West Berks & Reading Council re: Tilehurst. WBC v RBC Event 2 Hopes Transfer to Reading Council away from WBC. WBC v RBC Event 2 Hopes Stay part of West Berks. WILDLIFE Event 1 Fears Destruction of habitat and affecting wildlife.