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Editors note.

The green4grow blog has been running since September 23rd 2021. (Scroll down far enough and you can still find all of them). In the past we have covered a wide range of related subjects, but in the run up to the Examination in Public (EIP) we will be focussed exclusively on the proposal to build houses at Hall Farm. If you would like to have your writing considered for publication then please submit it using the link below

Any views expressed here are the authors' own and are not necessarily shared by SOLVE Hall Farm, or by the editors of this website.

Readers may comment on any of the posts on this site, there is a comment section at the bottom of each post. Commenting requires you to give an email contact address.

Thanks.

Paul Stevens on behalf of SOLVE Hall Farm.

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What next after the Examination in Public (EIP).

What next after the Examination in Public (EIP).

What next after the Examination in Public (EIP).

The Inspectors will consider the material they gathered at the first stage of the EIP and should arrive at an initial decision regarding the “soundness” of the plan around early 2026. At this point the inspectors will decide whether to move on to the stage 2 hearings on the plan or that major modifications are required, in which case the ball will be back in the court of WBC. Meanwhile we have two of the three developers for the Loddon Garden Village site putting in planning

Dec 24 min read

Traffic impact of 3,930 houses at Hall Farm.

Traffic impact of 3,930 houses at Hall Farm.

Traffic impact of 3,930 houses at Hall Farm.

The main body of this blog was sent to me by a resident, who, having attended one of the University of Readings information meetings found themselves less than happy with the answers given to their questions about the likely impact of the additional traffic generated as an inevitable consequence of nearly 4,000 houses being built on green fields with very little in the way of existing transport infrastructure. The transport data to support the Local Plan Update is available t

Oct 2311 min read

Regulation 19 Objections to Loddon Garden Village (LGV).

Regulation 19 Objections to Loddon Garden Village (LGV).

Regulation 19 Objections to Loddon Garden Village (LGV).

Now that the Examination In Public (EIP) date has been set it feels appropriate to re-visit the arguments SOLVE Hall Farm has submitted...

Oct 54 min read

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

We are now hearing that the Examination in Public of the Local Plan is finally going to happen. While this is good (because after years...

Oct 53 min read

Aeberfeld

Aeberfeld

Aeberfeld

WARNING! The views expressed in this Blog Post are the Authors own and do not represent an official change of stance from SOLVE Hall Farm...

Jul 194 min read

Planning farce!

Planning farce!

Planning farce!

Last week’s WBC Planning Committee meeting was, in my humble opinion a complete and utter travesty. To say it made a mockery of our...

Jul 174 min read

Answers came there none.

29th May 2025 It has been a while since I posted an update on the green4grow blog but essentially there has not been a great deal...

May 294 min read

A review while we wait.

A review while we wait.

A review while we wait.

At a recent public meeting in Winnersh I presented some slides and spoke about the impact on our local communities that building close to...

Feb 242 min read

Winnersh by-election: what lessons to learn

Winnersh by-election: what lessons to learn

Winnersh by-election: what lessons to learn

The Lib Dems have held Winnersh in the recent by-election, with the smallest vote share in that ward for 10 years. Standing on a...

Feb 84 min read

Falling rolls - Manna from Heaven?

Falling rolls - Manna from Heaven?

Falling rolls - Manna from Heaven?

Most local parents know there’s currently a crisis with places in the borough’s secondary schools. The Council does, too: ‘All schools in...

Feb 25 min read

Resident-friendly Councillor disciplined

Resident-friendly Councillor disciplined

Resident-friendly Councillor disciplined

Earlier this month, it was reported that a Wokingham Borough Councillor was found in breach of the Council’s code of conduct. Wayne...

Jan 265 min read

The road to hell?

The road to hell?

The road to hell?

Above is our new banner. I suppose you could argue that the old one, with its’ “Say NO to 4,500 houses at Hall Farm” has achieved what it...

Jan 165 min read

The ‘Tory plan’ to build on Hall Farm

The ‘Tory plan’ to build on Hall Farm

The ‘Tory plan’ to build on Hall Farm

Last autumn, Wokingham Borough Council approved the Local Plan proposal to build nearly 4,000 dwellings on countryside between Arborfield...

Dec 31, 20245 min read

Clive Jones gets off the fence (at last).

Clive Jones gets off the fence (at last).

Clive Jones gets off the fence (at last).

Our M.P. for Wokingham has deigned to speak at long last after many years of silence on the matter of building houses at Hall Farm, and...

Dec 19, 20245 min read

Lib Dem majority in the balance

Lib Dem majority in the balance

Lib Dem majority in the balance

Candidates have been announced for the upcoming by-election in the Wokingham Borough of Shinfield, the results of which could give the...

Nov 30, 20245 min read

Hall Farm, not a problem for us?

Hall Farm, not a problem for us?

Hall Farm, not a problem for us?

The Hall Farm site, threatened with massive housing development in the Council’s Local Plan, lies within Shinfield and Arborfield. So...

Nov 20, 20245 min read

Why inspectors reject local plans.

Why inspectors reject local plans.

Why inspectors reject local plans.

In recent years, quite a number of councils’ local plans have been found unsound or in need of main modifications by planning...

Nov 4, 20245 min read

WBC shows how to make the schools crisis worse

WBC shows how to make the schools crisis worse

WBC shows how to make the schools crisis worse

WBC’s submission Local Plan (p. 35) provides for 11,968 new dwellings over the plan period 2024-2040. But will there be enough school...

Oct 20, 20244 min read

Objecting to the LPU

Objecting to the LPU

Objecting to the LPU

The Local Plan Update (LPU) passed at the last full council meeting of Wokingham Borough is on its way to the next stage, the Regulation...

Oct 13, 20248 min read

Towards a more sustainable local plan.

Towards a more sustainable local plan.

Towards a more sustainable local plan.

Back in 2019 a few local Parish Councillors and concerned local residents worked together to create the Arborfield and Barkham...

Oct 3, 20245 min read

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