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AROUND 575 homes should be built in West Berkshire each year until 2037 and most of them should be located around Thatcham or Newbury. That’s according to West Berkshire Council’s draft Local Plan, which aims to ensure that 9,775 homes can be built over the 17 years. The government has proposed a radical planning shake up that could result in a larger housebuilding target, but Bryan Lyttle, the council’s planning policy manager, said: “We are a plan-led authority and we can’t wait for dithering in Whitehall”. The document has earmarked north east Thatcham for around 2,500 homes and three new schools. It also states that 1,500 homes and a new primary school could be constructed just south of Newbury, in Sandleford Park. ....
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