A Vision for Arborfield Garrison

& adjoining land

Community Planning Weekend

jtp.co.uk

2.00PM - 7.00PM FRIDAY 18 JANUARY & 12.00PM - 4.00PM SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 2013
ARBORFIELD GARRISON COMMUNITY CENTRE PRINCESS MARINA DRIVE, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9NN

Participate in planning options for the future of Arborfield Garrison

DONT FORGET THE REPORT BACK PRESENTATION 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 ARBORFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE
PRINCESS MARINA DRIVE, WOKINGHAM, RG2 9NN

Everyone is welcome
Refreshments will be provided

The Arborfield Garrison Community Planning Weekend is being organised by John Thompson & Partners, Architects, Urban Designers and Community Planners on behalf of the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium (AGLC) and supported by Wokingham Borough Council. For more information please contact Ieva Ansaberga at John Thompson & Partners, 23-25 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DN. Phone: 0800 0126 730. Email: ia@jtp.co.uk. Printed on recycled paper

A Vision for Arborfield Garrison & adjoining land

Community Planning Weekend

2.00pm 7.00pm, Friday 18 January, 2013, & 12.00pm 4.00pm, Saturday 19 January, 2013

A Vision for Arborfield Garrison Community Planning Weekend You are invited to the Arborfield Garrison Community Planning Weekend to give your views and help develop ideas for new development at Arborfield Garrison and adjoining land. Drop in for a short while or stay all day. The Community Planning Weekend The aim of the Community Planning Weekend is to bring together everyone with an interest in Arborfield Garrison to build on previous consultation and to produce a shared, practical vision for its future development. You will have the opportunity to take part in workshops, walkabouts and handson planning groups to consider key issues such as sustainability, connectivity and landscape design. The event is an opportunity to share local knowledge and ideas and contribute to the emerging vision, and it has the support of Wokingham Borough Council. Background Following an extensive period of public consultation Wokingham Borough Councils Core Strategy identified Arborfield Garrison and adjoining lands as a Strategic Development Location (SDL)in 2010, capable of delivering around 3,500 new homes. Ownership of the developable parts of the site is shared between two main parties: a consortium of landowners known as the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium (AGLC) and the Marino Family Trust (MFT). The Consortium owns approximately half of the area allocated for development, and will account for 2,000 of the proposed new homes, a new secondary school, a new district centre with a foodstore, shops and other services, and a neighbourhood centre with a new primary school. The Marino Family Trust Company Ltd (MFT) owns the majority of the remaining area of land in the south of the SDL. This area will accomodate 1,500 new homes and a further primary school. The focus for Arborfield Garrison is planning for the creation of a great place to live, including the best range of local facilities that can be achieved. A key part of the process is the preparation of a masterplan for the area. The masterplanning team, led by John Thompson & Partners (JTP), has been employed by the AGLC, working closely with Wokingham Borough Council and other stakeholders, to draw up a masterplan for AGLC, taking into account the Planning Authoritys Supplementary Planning Document that has been adopted by the Council (2011). Representatives from the landowners and their consultant team, GVA and AMEC, will also be present at the workshops. Report Back Following the Community Planning Weekend the design team will summarise the outcomes and develop an illustrated vision for Arborfield Garrison. This will be reported back to the community in a presentation at 7.30pm on Wednesday 30 January 2013 at Arborfield Community Centre.

Programme Friday 18 January, 2013 Arborfield Garrison Community Centre 14.00 14.15 Welcome and introduction VISIONING AND ISSUES WORKSHOP - Problems - Dreams - Solutions 15.30 15.45 Report back and refreshments HANDS-ON PLANNING WORKSHOPS A chance to work in small groups around plans of the area to explore masterplan options for: - Community services - Movement and transport - Green space - District centre - Ideas for buildings to be re-used 17.00 19.00 Report back and refreshments Close

Saturday 19 January, 2013 Arborfield Garrison Community Centre 12.00 12.15 Welcome and introduction VISIONING AND ISSUES WORKSHOP - Problems - Dreams - Solutions 13.00 14.00 LUNCH HANDS-ON PLANNING WORKSHOPS A chance to work in small groups around plans of the area to explore masterplan options for: - Community services - Movement and transport - Green space - District centre - Ideas for buildings to be re-used 15.30 16.00 Report back and refreshments Close

Everyone is welcome

The Arborfield Garrison Community Planning Weekend is being organised by John Thompson & Partners, Architects, Urban Designers and Community Planners on behalf of the Arborfield Garrison Landowners Consortium (AGLC) and supported by Wokingham Borough Council. For more information please contact Ieva Ansaberga at John Thompson & Partners, 23-25 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DN. Phone: 0800 0126 730. Email: ia@jtp.co.uk. Printed on recycled paper