Now plans for the site have been officially submitted to Wokingham Borough Council, which Lower Earley falls under. Campaigners are still fuming over the ‘destruction’ caused by the ‘deforestation’ in November, and have resolved to fight the plan. Councillor Clive Jones, a Liberal Democrat representative in Lower Earley, said: “I will look at it very carefully and we will find reasons in planning law why it should not be built. You can’t just say, I don’t want it because I don’t want it. “There will be a handful of people who will say we want another supermarket, and there are a handful who will say, ‘yep, we need more houses’ but the housing that’s being proposed… I don’t think it’s the type of housing we need in Earley. We need one and two bedroom homes and bungalows for older people to downsize into. We will be opposing this to the best of our ability.”
HUNDREDS ATTEND VIRTUAL CONSULTATION EVENT ON LOWER EARLEY PLANS DETAILS on a developer s plans to build a Lidl store, as well as more than 40 new homes in Earley have been revealed in a new public consultation. Lower Earley Properties held a virtual public consultation on Thursday, January 28, sharing details on the potential new build of the store and 42 new homes, set to be constructed on the grasslands beside Meldreth Way, Lower Earley. Aside from revealing new images of plans, the presentation included details on the 42 homes being a mixture of affordable rent and shared ownership housing with a mix of one-to-four bed house and apartment types.
Lidl may be coming to Earley, but councillors arent happy about it PLANS TO build a new Lidl store, as well as 40 new homes in Lower Earley are to be submitted, following a public consultation period. However, councillors and residents alike are showing opposition to the idea, in a bid to protect the wildlife and green space of the area.
Lower Earley Properties launched a digital consultation on plans for the new store and homes on Wednesday, January 13, claiming to create 100% affordable housing with a mix of rent and buy homes, hundreds of jobs, fast charging ports for electrical vehicles, and new pedestrian and cycle links in the area.
Cllr Andrew Mickleburgh standing beside the newly-placed fencing. A PETITION to stop contractors from building on woodland in Lower Earley has reached more than 1,000 signatures after builders fenced off areas of the green space. Fencing on the Swallows Field woodland site was put up on December 9, and has caused controversy among residents, as the site (although privately owned, previously by the University of Reading) was left open to the public to access. Resident concerns have also arisen due to previous cutting down of trees by the new owner of the land, Lower Earley Properties LTD, a subsidiary to large-scale property developers Jansons Property, which has raised debate between the land owners and residents over whether this has directly impacted local wildlife.