Anyone in who lives in the Northern part of Emmbrook will be aware of the new developments that are starting there this year.
Libdems on Old Forest Road
The most worrying thing is that Wokingham Borough Council had a consultation with the residents, but appears to be ignoring the results and doing exactly what people in the area don’t want. I,e adding extra housing and construction traffic to Old Forest and Toutley Road.
I challenged the Wokingham Borough Council Executive on their decision and got a response from the deputy for Highways(Philip Mirfin). You can read mine and his response here: Question to the Executive on the Northern Distributor road
The questions we now ask are why were the options presented, if they were not sure they were feasible? On what basis are they not feasible?
The main problem is that Toutley road is quite rural and is not really suitable for the traffic that will want to use it. It also has a number of residential areas located off the route and a school at the bottom of the hill. There are no plans to improve this road or mitigate the effect that the extra traffic will have.
Once more I feel that developers are being allowed to do what they please at the expense of the local people who live there.