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Thatcham looks set to get even more housing. Four sites with an extra 425 homes have been zoned. And a site north of Newbury could be in for up to 800 more homes too after West Berkshire Council has been told to provide more homes by the Government Planning Inspector. The sites in North Newbury are not specified, but the council has been told to provide a likely scenario for new homes by the Planning Inspector, potentially in 15 years time. The move, described by the council leader Jeff Brookes as “the best of a bad deal” is designed to hopefully protect the district from getting an even great…

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