The planning meeting on Thursday 24 October has been postponed. We’ll let you know when we know the new date.

Cala Homes are planning application to build 1,500 new homes on Maidenhead Golf Course. Their planning application will be held later this year.

Thousands of trees will be cut down if development goes ahead

Around 40 per cent of the publicly-owned land at Maidenhead Golf Course occupies is woodland, including five acres of ancient woodland at Rushington Copse.  The woodlands and green space at Maidenhead golf course provide important habitats for wildlife, including protected species like owls, bats and kestrels.

As well as destroying wildlife habitats, Cala Homes’ plans to develop Maidenhead Golf Course will significantly increase traffic, air pollution, sewage in our rivers, drought and flood risk in Maidenhead. 

Help us to highlight how this development will deprive future generations of the opportunity to use these publicly owned woodlands and areas of greenspace to mitigate the effects of climate change.

The golf course land should remain green so that our community can make the most of this publicly owned land for pollution absorption, water storage, mental and physical health and wellbeing and nature recovery.

It’s not too late to object

Please do support our campaign by objecting to these plans that will lead to the cutting down of thousands of trees, devastating our local wildlife.

How to object

You can simply email planning@rbwm.gov.uk giving your reasons why you object to this planning application. Include the ref no 24/00091/OUT and give your full name and address. 

Why RBWM can’t afford not to back out of golf course deal

Maidenhead Great Park's campaign to save publicly owned woodlands and greenspace from being concreted over

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… Continue reading Why RBWM can’t afford not to back out of golf course deal

Significant harm to biodiversity

Rushington Copse ancient woodland on Maidenhead golf course

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… Continue reading Significant harm to biodiversity

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Why developing Maidenhead Golf Course will increase our flood risk

As a green open space Maidenhead Golf Course soaks up rainfall and reduces flood risk in Maidenhead

Hundreds of objections to Cala Homes’ outline planning application to build 1,500 new homes on Maidenhead Golf Course have been submitted. One of these objections analyses the impact of the development on flood risk. There can be no doubt that climate change is already dramatically altering our weather patterns.  We’ve… Continue reading Why developing Maidenhead Golf Course will increase our flood risk

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Protect our Public Open Space

Protect our Public Open Space at Maidenhead Golf Course

We’ve put in a series of objections to Cala Homes’ planning application to build 1,500 new homes on Maidenhead Golf Course, including on the grounds that this Public Open Space has not been disposed of correctly. Mandatory requirements have not been followed Specifically, we’ve objected on the basis this area… Continue reading Protect our Public Open Space

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Thousands of trees will be felled

Thousands of trees will be cut down at Maidenhead golf course if Cala Homes' plans are approved

Thousands of trees will be felled on Maidenhead golf course if Cala Homes’ planning application is approved. The the woodland areas marked in black on the above map are set to be destroyed if plans to build 1,500 homes are given the go-ahead. Long sections of hedgerow will also be… Continue reading Thousands of trees will be felled

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