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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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Housing top concern in Wokingham!

Housing top concern in Wokingham!

Housing top concern in Wokingham!

We have been pointing out for three years now that housing is a major concern for Wokingham voters, now the BBC have picked up on it and...

Jul 3, 20243 min read

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Time to get off the fence regarding the Local Plan!

Time to get off the fence regarding the Local Plan!

Time to get off the fence regarding the Local Plan!

Updated 26/06/24 Word is leaking out about the long-awaited Local Plan for Wokingham Borough and it looks like it will be even worse than...

Jun 24, 20244 min read

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Before the Flood

Before the Flood

Before the Flood

Not long ago, WBC's planning honchos approved building a supermarket in Winnersh on a site a few hundred yards from the River Loddon,...

Jun 8, 20245 min read

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Green belt or grey belt - another option for WBC?

Green belt or grey belt - another option for WBC?

Green belt or grey belt - another option for WBC?

We’re told WBC will soon produce its Local Growth Plan update, probably just around the time of the school holidays, when many people...

May 19, 20243 min read

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In the interest of fairness

In the interest of fairness

In the interest of fairness

Having just come back from opening up our local village hall for polling, can I wish all those taking part a successful day? Clearly not...

May 2, 20244 min read

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Your vote matters

Your vote matters

Your vote matters

Thursday May 2nd is hugely important for the SOLVE Hall Farm movement. It will be out last chance to register our feelings regarding the...

Apr 30, 20242 min read

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Local Elections are about Local Issues.

Local Elections are about Local Issues.

Local Elections are about Local Issues.

The cat is out of the bag. When residents of Arborfield Cross questioned Adrian Betteridge (one of three Lib Dem candidates for the new...

Apr 28, 20244 min read

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Decision time!

Decision time!

Decision time!

The Local Election starting gun has now been fired, although given the lack of any kind of political activity around the biggest issue I...

Apr 17, 20245 min read

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History Repeating itself in Hall Farm?

In 2022 the Liberal Democrats promised in their election literature to remove Hall Farm from the Local Plan Update. Clive Jones and other...

Mar 25, 20245 min read

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How to be green and destroy farmland

How to be green and destroy farmland

How to be green and destroy farmland

Once upon a time Reading University owned many acres of countryside all round the village of Shinfield. It employed dozens of people who...

Mar 12, 20244 min read

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Local retail in 2014 and now: Spot the difference

Local retail in 2014 and now: Spot the difference

Local retail in 2014 and now: Spot the difference

"Where do you go for your food shopping?" It's a common enough question. Around this part of the world, the answer will often be: "I...

Mar 1, 20243 min read

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The Housing Crisis: Can Political Promises Really Address the Lack of Supply and Affordability?

The Housing Crisis: Can Political Promises Really Address the Lack of Supply and Affordability?

The Housing Crisis: Can Political Promises Really Address the Lack of Supply and Affordability?

An interview with a mystery guest. Q: What is the current state of the housing market in England? A: The housing market in England is...

Feb 27, 20246 min read

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Putting the farm back into Hall Farm.

Putting the farm back into Hall Farm.

Putting the farm back into Hall Farm.

Before you read this Blog Post, if you can spare 25 minutes from your busy life, can I suggest you listen to this programme, broadcast...

Feb 18, 20245 min read

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Naïve and potentially undeliverable Wokingham Traffic Plan under consultation

Naïve and potentially undeliverable Wokingham Traffic Plan under consultation

Naïve and potentially undeliverable Wokingham Traffic Plan under consultation

Sir, I read with interest the recently published Wokingham Borough Council LTP4. The Evidence Base for this is published alongside and...

Feb 13, 20244 min read

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A Reader writes

A Reader writes

A Reader writes

As this map on the government’s MAGIC website shows, residents of Wokingham and Bracknell, are the first westward Boroughs outside...

Feb 10, 20243 min read

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Over-development caused secondary school places crisis

Over-development caused secondary school places crisis

Over-development caused secondary school places crisis

In the catchment area for Shinfield, Arborfield and Barkham, secondary school waiting list numbers have nearly quadrupled since 2016,...

Jan 31, 20243 min read

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Welcome to gridlocked (South) Wokingham!

Welcome to gridlocked (South) Wokingham!

Welcome to gridlocked (South) Wokingham!

Shown below is a composite image put together from a satellite photo of the Hall Farm area with the proposed Loddon Garden Village...

Jan 17, 20247 min read

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Consultation on the new NPPF proposals: Who wanted change, who didn’t, and what did the government decide?

Consultation on the new NPPF proposals: Who wanted change, who didn’t, and what did the government decide?

Consultation on the new NPPF proposals: Who wanted change, who didn’t, and what did the government decide?

In December 2022 the government published proposals to reform the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and asked for responses....

Jan 11, 20246 min read

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Planning reforms: much ado about nothing much

Planning reforms: much ado about nothing much

Planning reforms: much ado about nothing much

At last! The much-trailed reforms of the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) were published a couple of days before...

Jan 2, 20244 min read

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Levelling up Wokingham

Levelling up Wokingham

Levelling up Wokingham

Wokingham’s Conservative Member of Parliament, Sir John Redwood, made a speech recently that has significant relevance to our campaign...

Dec 10, 20234 min read

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