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WLR urges master plan approach to Windsor

2020-10-12T05:33:24+00:00October 12th, 2020|Tags: , |

The Windsor Link has been contributing to the examination of the RBWM Borough Local Plan. The examiner is currently considering whether the plan is 'sound' in a legal sense and hearings are underway. The Windsor Link has been keen to encourage the council to take a masterplan-led approach to Windsor, as it has done for Maidenhead and Ascot. Windsor Express reports: Patrick Grincell representing the Windsor Link Railway said he did not think [the increase in Green Belt building to the west of Windsor] [...]

WLR featured in neighbourhood plan

2017-06-01T16:42:49+00:00September 22nd, 2015|Tags: , , , , |

The main principles of WLR have been supported in the emerging Windsor 2030 neighbourhood plan. This is a 'pre-consultation' prior to the draft policy consultation. The above video is a quick summary. For more information visit the Windsor 2030 news section. Agree or disagree, you can comment on their website, criticise or suggest alternatives. Please make your comments non-anonymous for them to count as official feedback. You can also comment below.

Council approves ‘preferred options’ policies supporting WLR

2015-02-27T08:15:00+00:00February 27th, 2015|Tags: , , , |

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead's cabinet yesterday evening approved 'preferred options' policies for supporting the Windsor Link Railway. This is for the Borough Local Plan, which is due to go for a second consultation in June. The key parts relevant to WLR are preferred policy option INF2 (Sustainable Transport): It is proposed to amend Preferred Policy Option INF2 to provide support for the linking of the two rail lines in Windsor provided that it can be demonstrated there would be no substantial [...]

Windsor Observer reports on WLR planning progress

2014-10-29T08:44:45+00:00October 29th, 2014|Tags: , , |

The Royal Borough Observer reports: Windsor Link Railway (WLR) has passed the pre-planning advice stage with the Royal Borough for the first phase of its plan to transform rail travel in the South East by combining Windsor’s two stations underground. WLR's pre-planning document and advice returned from RBWM can be seen in full here.

New Windsor neighbourhood plans established

2014-08-22T08:42:16+00:00August 22nd, 2014|Tags: , , |

Yesterday, at its cabinet meeting, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead decided to approve two neighbourhood plans areas for Windsor. This comes after a six week consultation period. An inner plan, covering the main business, visitor and shopping areas of central Windsor, was approved as a business area […]

RBWM responds positively to WLR petition

2017-08-01T09:37:28+00:00February 26th, 2014|Tags: , , , |

Last night, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council gave its response to the petition on WLR. It resolved: This Council: (a) notes the petition and the case made for the Windsor Link Railway, and (b) encourages the WLR team to engage fully in the planning policy processes, feeding into the emerging Borough Local Plan and Central Windsor Neighbourhood Plan, and looks forward to the further submissions and discussions in these regards with all relevant Members and Officers. George Bathurst, introducing the petition, [...]

Pre-planning application submitted

2017-06-01T20:50:44+00:00February 13th, 2014|Tags: , |

The Windsor Link Railway has today reached an important milestone: it has submitted its vision statement and pre-planning application to RBWM. WLR hopes that the council will be able to respond as follows: At a full council level, responding to the petition previously submitted, by affirming support for and collaboration with WLR (policy ASF1 of the Royal Borough’s Local Transport Plan inter alia) As part of the emerging Borough Local Plan, as requested by the Central Windsor Neighbourhood Plan, to ensure provision is made [...]

Windsor Neighbourhood Plan supports WLR

2013-10-18T14:04:40+00:00October 18th, 2013|Tags: , , , |

On Wednesday, the steering group of the Central Windsor Neighbourhood Plan decided to support a Windsor Link Railway. They resolved: To support a Windsor link railway in principle To request that the emerging Borough Local Plan marks the associated land as reserved whilst potential development is considered, so as not to impede the development of a railway. The Transport Topic Group will consider a Windsor link railway as part of its discussions.

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