Policy information sourced from the Bracknell Forest Local Plan 2024-2037 document.

LP 7: Land east of Wokingham Road and south of Dukes Ride (Derby Field), Crowthorne (SAND5).

1. . Land east of Wokingham Road and south of Dukes Ride (Derby Field) as shown on the Policies Map and Illustrative Concept Plan is allocated for a comprehensive well-designed development including the following:

  • Approximately 220 residential units (including 35% affordable homes; and provision of specialist accommodation for older people to contribute to the specific housing needs of the Borough).
  • 5% of dwellings to be offered as serviced plots for sale to self or custom builders.
  • Provision of Green Infrastructure.
  • On-site Open Space of Public Value (OSPV) including active recreation.
  • Provision of alternative replacement playing pitches to replace those currently provided on site which will be secured for Wellington College and community use.
  • Provision of approximately 45 additional car parking spaces for Crowthorne Rail Station.
  • Measures to avoid and mitigate the impact of residential development upon habitats sites, in agreement with the Council and Natural England. This will include securing Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) capacity of at least 8ha per 1,000 new population to be provided in perpetuity and a financial contribution towards Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) measures.
  • Maintaining a gap between Crowthorne and the linear development to the south, including provision of a landscape buffer.
  • On- and off-site infrastructure, including in-kind provision, required to support this development comprising:
    • Provision of pedestrian and leisure route connections through and beyond the site; and
    • Other transport improvements, travel planning, education facilities, community facilities, drainage improvements, waste recycling, green infrastructure including OSPV and biodiversity net-gain (including hedgerows, trees, tiny forests), and utility connections.
  • Technical investigation and assessment of all sources of flooding (including surface water and groundwater) to determine flood risk management measures to ensure sustainable development, including on-site sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and off-site drainage improvements where necessary.
  • Provision of an ecological network including retaining, protecting, enhancing, creating and buffering ecological features and a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain together with a site management plan for at least 30 years after development has been completed.
  • Protection and enhancement of trees through the following measures:
    • undertake a Tree Survey and Arboricultural Impact Assessment, and
    • retain, protect and enhance trees around the perimeter of the site, particularly those identified within the survey to be of value, and
    • provide appropriate new tree planting as part of the landscaping of the site, including at gateway locations.
  • Undertake and take account of an acoustic report.
  • Be informed by an appropriate desk-based archaeological assessment, and where necessary, a field evaluation in order to avoid and mitigate any impacts.
  • Demonstrate that there is adequate wastewater capacity both on- and off-site to:
    • serve the development;
    • prevent problems for existing or new users; and
    • protect existing water quality.
  • Undertake a Heritage Statement, due to the site’s proximity to Crowthorne Station, a locally listed building. This should demonstrate a clear understanding of the significance of the building’s setting and how its significance would be affected by the development proposals, and:
    • provide a clear explanation of how harm will be avoided; and
    • seek opportunities to sustain, and if appropriate, enhance its significance.

For further information, please visit Bracknell Forest’s Local Plan document here.