Community supports bidding for Golf Course land
Over 100 people attended our community consultation event on Saturday (22 February 2025), backing the our proposal to bid for sections of the land, including Maidenhead MP Joshua Reynolds, and local councillors George Blundell and Helen Taylor. Last November, Maidenhead golf course was designated as an Asset of Community Value…
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Sadly outline planning was approved
Despite years of explaining why this development will be devastating for wildlife, traffic, air pollution and flooding in our community, we’re devastated Cala Homes and RBWM’s outline planning application was approved at last night’s planning meeting (13 Feb). We thank those councillors at the meeting who asked important questions and…
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Come to our consultation event 22 Feb
Following the designation of Maidenhead golf course by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), we’re planning a community consultation drop-in event at Larchfield Community Centre on Saturday 22 February 2025, 10am to 4pm. As a result of the golf course’s designation…
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Ecology reports show biodiversity importance of Maidenhead Golf Course woodlands
Drawing on the results of a series of ecology surveys, we have listed below the key habitats and species at risk from the RBWM’s plans to build over 2,000 flats and houses on Maidenhead Golf Course, and we are calling for the urgent protection and specialist management of the woodlands…
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Fundraising for the Maidenhead Great Park campaign
Please help us to defend nature in our town Maidenhead is fortunate to have 132 acres of woodland and greenspace in its town centre, that is owned by the people of Maidenhead and currently leased to Maidenhead Golf Club. This is a much-needed green lung for our community and provides…
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Golf Course designated Asset of Community Value
Following an application made by the Maidenhead Great Park campaign group, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM) has designated Maidenhead golf course an Asset of Community Value (ACV). As a result of this designation, RBMW cannot sell the land, or any part of it, without first giving the…
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Why RBWM can’t afford not to back out of golf course deal
Following the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s council meeting on 17 July, where the council responded to our latest petition calling for the protection of the greenspace and woodlands at Maidenhead golf course, we wrote the following letter: Dear Cllr Werner, Leader of RBWM RBWM’s response to our petition…
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Significant harm to biodiversity
We asked Future Nature WTC (BBOWT’s ecology consultancy) to examine CALA Homes’ outline planning application to develop Maidenhead golf course and to submit an objection. Cala Homes has undervalued the woodland habitats Future Nature’s assessment found the application undervalues the woodland areas and scattered trees in relation to both their…
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