“It is not in the local plan and not in the Warfield Neighbourhood Plan. “It is not intended for housing, we don’t need it.” 33 homes will be built after gettting council approval An agent speaking on behalf of the applicant hit back, however, stating: “Nobody denies the development will have some impact. “But every aspect of those alleged impacts is scrutinised in detail in the officer’s report. “It concludes those impacts are not significant. “They been assessed by the highways officer, landscape officer, tree officer, ecology officer, heritage advisor, environmental health and local flood authority and they all conclude these proposals are acceptable.”
He said: “We’re talking about several hundred young people being coached and trained gymnastics.
A footpath near the site “I am keen to protect the countryside as well… I don’t really see there is that much harm. It doesn’t stop people walking through trees. “Given the borough as a whole, to have a leading exercise facility like this, to me the benefits do outweigh the harm.” Other councillors agreed with the idea of building a new gymnasium in Bracknell, but could not support its location in the countryside. Councillor Lizzie Gibson added: “It’s not the right place for what would be an excellent facility elsewhere in the borough and I hope they can build a suitable facility for their needs somewhere else.”
A councillor has criticised Facebook group We Love Bracknell amid the soar in Covid cases in Bracknell. Bracknell will go into Covid tier 3 from Saturday and the borough has an infection rate of 222 cases per 100,000 people over the past seven days, according to the latest government data. This is up from a rate of 87.3 when it was announced Bracknell Forest would enter tier 2 at the end of November. Speaking at the council’s Local Outbreak Engagement Board on Tuesday, councillor Peter Heydon, who has been in trouble previously for his own Facebook posts, said: “Like it or not, one of the communication channels which we struggle with is We Love Bracknell.
New coronavirus restrictions come in to play from today Exasperated Bracknell councillors called for more enforcement as they discussed options to tackle the concerning spread of Covid in the town at a meeting last night. At Bracknell Forest Council s (BFC) Local Outbreak Engagement Board, councillors called for stronger messages and tougher enforcement of the coronavirus rules. The latest figures show the rate of infection is now 200.7 cases per 100,000 in the last seven days, which puts Bracknell in the top 50 areas in England. Councillors raised concern about children mixing outside of school, as well as inside. Around 31 per cent of recent cases in Bracknell are among the under 18s, a much higher percentage than in other local authorities in Berkshire.