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Councillors to look again at controversial housing plans from Reading Golf Club

A previous plan for more than 250 homes on the site was rejected

An artist's impression of what the site would look like from above
Author: James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporting Service Published 3rd Dec 2021
Last updated 3rd Dec 2021

The owners of Reading Golf Club have applied to build up to 223 homes on the golf course.

The plan, submitted by Fairfax Ltd and Reading Golf Club Ltd, would see the golf course turned over to a housing development, with access being provided off Kidmore End Road in Emmer Green.

Of the 223 homes, 67 would be affordable, with the developers seeking to build a mixture of detached, semi detached and terraced houses.

There would also be public open space as part of the scheme, with the site currently being reserved for golf course users only.

But a previous plan to build 257 homes on the golf course received more than 3,000 objections was rejected in July.

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