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In Burghfield, homes to built dangerously close to nuclear weapons establishment.

Get Reading 28th Jan 2021, Plans to build thousands of homes in Wokingham borough could still happen
despite the site being ‘dangerously’ close to a nuclear weapons factory.
The scheme to build 15,000 properties in Grazeley was thrown into doubt
after fears over a potential nuclear emergency. But Cllr John Halsall,
leader of Wokingham Borough Council, has confirmed the plans have not been
scrapped and “alternatives are being investigated”. It was thrown into
doubt, after a Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) was extended to
cover most of the site, that is within a couple of miles of nuclear weapons
factory AWE Burghfield.

https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/property/plans-15000-homes-nuclear-emergency-19711309

Reading Chronicle 27th Jan 2021

https://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/19042063.15-000-home-grazeley-project-not-dead-yet/

January 29, 2021 - Posted by Christina MacPherson | Uncategorized