Wash Commoners have been rejoicing after the rejection of a contentious planning application secured the future of a beloved local hedge. This is the second time the sizable hedge – which is located between the old Wash Common Scout Hut in Battery End and Wash Common park – has been protected from potential destruction by West Berkshire Council planners. Members of the council’s western area planning committee rejected plans to redevelop the land next to the hedge at a meeting on February 21. Councillor David Marsh (Green, Wash Common) had been campaigning for several years to protect the trea…
