This is a website dedicated to the village of Theale in West Berkshire.
Theale is a historic coaching village on the old Bath Road between Reading and Newbury. See Theale history. Also see the Wikipedia entry.
This site was created and is maintained by Alan Macro, who is the West Berkshire District councillor for Theale. He is the council's opposition spokesman for Children and Young People.
Alan is also Vice-chairman of Theale Parish Council.
Planning Application for Renewal of Permission for 350 Homes at Lakeside, Theale
Permission to build 350 flats and houses on this site was granted by a government inspector in 2007. The permission lasted for three years and is therefore now up for renewal. The application site is in the corner formed by The Green and the Theale bypass.
The renewal application is to be decided at the Eastern Area Planning Committee meeting on 26th May (i.e. this coming Wednesday).Public Meeting Regarding a Plan for New 6th Form Block at Theale Green School
The meeting will start at 18:30 (30 minutes earlier than usual) and will be at The Calcot Centre, Highview (off Royal Avenue), Calcot.
The item is fourth on the agenda, but items are not necessarily heard in agenda order (depending on whether parishes/objectors/applicants wish to speak).
The officer's recommendation is for approval subject to responses from the Explosives Directorate, Nuclear Safety Directorate, Environment Agency and W Berks Public Protection.
Objectors and supporters can speak to the committee for a total of 5 minutes each. Anyone wishing to speak must notify the West Berks planning department by 4pm on Tuesday 25th May.
West Berkshire Council are planning to build a new 6th Form block at Theale Green School
A "Local Stakeholder Consultation Evening" meeting is to be held at the school on Thursday 27th May at 7 pm. to which all Theale residents are welcome
The meeting was to be held in the main school hall.
Theale and Pincents Hill Housing Sites Removed from LDF!
The LDF Core Strategy to approved by West Berkshire Council on January 21st did not include the Theale or Pincents Hill sites that were in the consultation document. An additional site in Newbury was included instead.
There is also a statement in the strategy that "Theale will need to undergo a period of consolidation without strategic scale development" following the construction of the Lakeside development of 350 homes.
This is good news for Theale and thanks are due to all residents who responded to the consultation. However, the battle is not yet over. The LDF Core Strategy has to be approved by a government inspector and it is certain that the developers will be making objections to him. Also, there will still be a requirement to build 500 homes in the Theale/Pangbourne/Purley/Tilehust area.
The Pincents Hill Developers are continuing with their planning application, which is due to be heard at a special Eastern Area Planning Committee meeting at Little Heath School on 24th February 2010 at 6:30pm.
This site was created and is maintained by Alan Macro, West Berkshire councillor for Theale. Site last updated 23/05/2010 .
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