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West Berkshire has been given a double whammy on how many houses it has to build. Last night (Wednesday), the Planning Inspector responsible for reviewing the Local Plan for West Berkshire sided with the previous Tory administration – and told the council it must build the 2,500 homes in Thatcham – plus another 500 across the district. West Berkshire Council’s planning portfolio holder Denise Gaines (Lib Dem, Hungerford and Kintbury) described the decision as ‘disappointing’. The move comes just a day after the Deputy PM Angela Rayner more than doubled the annual build target for the district …

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