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Our prosperous economy, choice of housing, good Having up-to-date policies is important so that range of leisure facilities and attractive environment development doesn’t happen in a piecemeal way with lots of green space makes a without proper planning or infrastructure. great place to live and work. The Council wants to build on this success in planning for the Borough’s We want your views development needs up to 2034 in the new Local At this stage, we want your views on the draft Local Plan. Plan including:  the strategy about where development The new Local Plan: should go;  gives details of how much land and  the potential development sites; floorspace we need for housing, offices,  the detailed policies for assessing planning shops, schools and other uses; applications; and  includes potential sites for new housing and  the Sustainability Appraisal. employment development;  sets out the infrastructure needed to Your comments will help us develop the final Local support development, such as schools and Plan which will be published for consultation in open space; and October/November 2018 before being submitted to  has up-to-date policies for assessing the Government for Examination. planning applications, including those concerned with the natural environment, Consultation runs from Thursday 8 February to Green Belt, design and infrastructure. 5pm Monday 26 March 2018.

Why do we need a new Local Plan? How to find out more Our planning policies must be reviewed so that The draft Local Plan and supporting technical they reflect the latest government policy and studies can be found at: www.bracknell- guidance. forest.gov.uk/draftlocalplanconsultation

A New Local Plan for Bracknell Forest

Why do we need more homes? National policy requires the Council to objectively identify and plan to meet the Borough’s needs for housing. The draft Local Plan is based on meeting a housing target of 670 new homes each year between 2016 and 2034 (12,060 homes in total).

The housing target of 670 houses per year has been calculated according to a formula set out in the recent government consultation document ‘Planning the right homes in the right places’. The Government is aiming to standardise assessments of local housing need. Where will the new homes be built? How many homes does the Local Plan The draft Local Plan identifies 24 potential sites need to find sites for? varying in size for allocation - 7 involve previously developed land and 17 are greenfield. They include Number of homes Explanation a number of sites in Bracknell Town Centre suitable 12,060 Requirement over the for a mix of uses (shops, leisure, offices and period 2016 to 2034 homes). The large sites include: Minus 437 Number of homes built in  Land at the Hideout and Beaufort Park, 2016/17 Nine Mile Ride, Bracknell (570 new homes Minus 8,699 Number of homes which: including 200 affordable homes)  already have planning  Land at Row (500 new homes permission (3,755), including 175 affordable homes)  are on sites which have  Land at Hayley Green (235 new homes already been allocated including 82 affordable homes). (4,010)  Land south of Road, east of Bog  form a ‘windfall Lane and west of Swinley Road (Whitmoor allowance’ - unidentified Forest), Winkfield (450 new homes sites which come forward including 158 affordable homes) (934) (See map) Plus 292 10% allowance for flexibility to cover unforeseen Diagram showing the proportion of dwellings on circumstances potential sites by location: = 3,216 Number of homes that still require sites

How have sites been selected? 5% At various stages over the past year, the Council has invited landowners and others to submit sites 35% for consideration for development. To assess Bracknell available sites we have gathered evidence on issues such as heritage, landscape, flooding and Sandhurst 44% ecology. The sustainability of the sites has also been tested through a Sustainability Appraisal Winkfield which has informed the site selection. This has 10% resulted in a number of sites being identified as potential allocations for development. 6%

A New Local Plan for Bracknell Forest

Map Showing Constraints and Potential Allocations

A New Local Plan for Bracknell Forest

Policies for assessing planning How to get involved applications The draft Local Plan can be viewed at: The draft Local Plan also includes policies for www.bracknell- assessing planning applications which cover the forest.gov.uk/draftlocalplanconsultation following topics: Paper copies are available at the Council Offices at Time Square, as well as at local libraries and Development affecting the Green Belt and Town/Parish Council Offices. Countryside - countryside, landscape character, strategic gaps, rural workers’ You can make comments in a number of ways, dwellings, equestrian uses, Green Belt and although you are encouraged to respond via the Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre. online system:

Character and Design – general  online at: design policy, tall buildings, and http://consult.bracknell- floorspace standards for new housing. forest.gov.uk/portal/planning/draft_bracknell_forest_local

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housing for older people, self and  by email to: development.plan@bracknell- custom build, affordable housing, forest.gov.uk housing mix, and traveller sites.  by post to: Development Plan Team, Bracknell Forest Employment Areas – employment Council, Time Square, Market Street, Bracknell, areas, development outside employment RG12 1JD areas, smaller businesses, Bracknell Town Centre, and out of centre There will also be exhibitions where Planning development. Officers from the Council will be able to help you.

Local Retail and Community Uses - retail When Where What Time areas, advertisements and shop fronts, and Tuesday 20th February Binfield Library, Benetfeld Road, 10am – 1pm Binfield RG42 4JZ protection of community facilities. Wednesday 21st Binfield Library, Benetfeld Road, 5pm – 8pm February Binfield RG42 4JZ Historic Environment – protection and Thursday 22nd February Unit 41 Princess Square (next to 10am – 1pm Coffee Republic), Bracknell RG12 enhancement of the historic environment. 1LS Thursday 22nd February Unit 41 Princess Square (next to 5pm – 8pm Natural Environment – biodiversity, nature Coffee Republic), Bracknell RG12 1LS conservation and geological sites, green Saturday 24th February Heron Hall, Martins Heron 2pm – 5pm infrastructure, and Thames Basin Heaths Community Centre, Whitton Road, Martins Heron, Winkfield, RG12 Special Protection Area. 9TZ Tuesday 27th February Carnation Hall, 10am – 1pm Climate Change and Environmental Road, Winfield Row, RG42 7PA Wednesday 28th Carnation Hall, Chavey Down 5pm – 8pm Sustainability – flood risk, sustainable February Road, Winfield Row, RG42 7PA drainage systems, renewable energy, Thursday 1st March Warfield Parish Offices, 7 County 5pm – 8pm Lane, Warfield, RG42 3JP sustainable construction, pollution and Saturday 3rd March Warfield Parish Offices, 7 County 10am – 1pm hazards, and contamination. Lane, Warfield, RG42 3JP Tuesday 6th March Library, 162 High 10am – 1pm Transport – strategic transport, Street, Crowthorne RG45 7AT Tuesday 6th March Crowthorne Library, 162 High 5pm – 8pm transport impacts of development, Street, Crowthorne RG45 7AT transport infrastructure provision, travel

plans and parking. What happens next? Local Infrastructure and Facilities – play, The Council will make changes to the draft Local open space and sports provision, and Plan based on consultation responses and any new standards for open space. evidence. The final Local Plan will then be published for consultation in October/November 2018 before it is submitted to the Government for Copies of this document may be obtained in Examination by an independent Inspector. If the large print, Braille, audio or in other languages. Local Plan passes the Examination it is likely to be To obtain a copy in an alternative format, adopted in Autumn 2019 and will be used to guide please telephone 01344 352000. development in the Borough up to 2034.