Infrastructure projects outlined for 2,500 homes at Thatcham
Masterplanning documents suggest options for education , transport and environment
John Herring
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WHAT would “the single largest development in West Berkshire’s living memory” - 2,500 homes in north east Thatcham - provide for the town?
Masterplanning documents drawn up by David Lock Associates and Stantec outline infrastructure from developing the homes.
The documents are not a planning application and do not represent a final design should the development go ahead.
Education
The report outlines two primary schools, one three-form entry and the other two-form, and an eight-form secondary school.
The documents do not propose the developers pay for the full cost of the secondary school.
Neil Tague
The housebuilder is seeking reserved matters approval for the last residential plot at the former Prysmian Cables factory site, taking development across the scheme to 666 homes.
Miller Homes is working with Sten Architecture and planner Pegasus Group on the Carr Lane proposal for Prescot Park. Of the 55 homes proposed for the final plot at the scheme, 32 are to have three bedrooms and 23 four bedrooms.
Should the plans – and a separate application for a narrow 29-home plot currently awaiting determination – come to fruition, it would mean 666 homes will have been delivered in total at the site previously occupied by the copper cables manufacturer. This is well within the 750 allowed in the outline consent for the wider Prescot Park masterplan.
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The Remondis site in Prescot was destroyed by fire four years ago. (Image: James Maloney)
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