A Vision for Arborfield GArrison & AdjoininG lAnd january 2013

over 200 local people braved the snow and participated in the Community Planning Weekend held on friday 18th and saturday 19th of january at Arborfield Community Centre. A consultation masterplan was on display, illustrating draft proposals for 3,500 new homes, a new secondary school, two new primary schools, a village centre with a range of shops and two smaller neighbourhood centres.
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local residents were given the opportunity to have their say about the proposals and discuss issues with landowner representatives and the consultant team. The need to provide a bypass around Arborfield Cross, relieve pinch points where existing peak hour traffic congestion occurs, and to upgrade the sewerage works were all discussed. Cllr david lee, the leader of Wokingham borough Council, assured participants that their concerns about traffic would be addressed, and announced the establishment by Wokingham borough Council of a Transport forum to give people the opportunity to have further discussion about road improvements. Groups of residents worked with consultants and landowners around maps and plans to develop a revised masterplan. Alternative locations for the two primary schools were suggested. routes and linkages for cyclepaths, footpaths and bridleways connecting the area to surrounding villages and open spaces were also mapped out. There was overwhelming consensus that new meeting spaces will be needed, including a multi-purpose community hub (similar to the finchampstead baptist Church Centre), in order to foster the integration of the new development into the existing community and to provide new enhanced facilities for all.

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A Vision for new Arborfield A welcoming, enterprising and thoughtfully planned 21st century village where modern working patterns as well as rural leisure pursuits are accommodated and the areas unique human and natural heritage is valued.

illustrative Masterplan

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1. existing Housing 2. existing lake 3. existing woodland 4. existing recreational spaces 5. Sheerlands Brook 6. Scheduled Monuments 7. Grade II Listed Buildings 8. Retained buildings 9. District Centre 10. Neighbourhood Centre 11. Primary School 12. Secondary School 13. Formal Play Area 14. Foodstore 15. Multi-Faith Community Centre 16. elderly Care Accommodation 17. New access from A327 18. Avenue (Nine Mile Ride extension) 19. Industrial/employment 20. SANGS 21. Higher density housing 22. Medium density housing 23. Lower density housing 24. Allotments

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Sheerlands Gate Princess Marina Drive Biggs Ride edge of the SANGS Biggs Ride housing cluster Hazebrouck

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High quality homes overlooking Sheerlands brook

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Homes for senior citizens close to the village centre

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High quality public realm and green spaces

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High quality homes clustered around shared homezone spaces

Safe and convenient childrens play areas overlooked by homes

The Arborfield Garrison Community Planning Weekend was organised by John Thompson & Partners, Architects, Urban Designers and Community Planners on behalf of the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium (AGLC) and supported by Wokingham Borough Council. For more information please contact Ieva Ansaberga at John Thompson & Partners, 23-25 Great Sutton Street, London, eC1V 0DN. Phone: 0800 0126 730. email: ia@jtp.co.uk. Printed on recycled paper