Bracknell Forest Council has granted Legal & General Property (LGP) planning permission, subject to Section 106 agreements, for 1,000 new homes in Crowthorne, Berkshire, on the former Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) brownfield site.

The 250 acre site was identified as a strategic area suitable to help address the local housing requirements and Bracknell Forest Council allocated the site for 1,000 homes in its Local Plan in July 2013.

Nick Baker, Fund Manager at Legal & General, said:  "By investing long-term capital in housing and infrastructure, we believe that Legal & General has an important role to play in helping to address the UK's chronic housing shortage and supporting its social fabric. Forming just one element of this strategy, the Crowthorne proposals will re-use this previously developed site for 1,000 new homes as part of a comprehensive, well designed, mixed-use redevelopment, whilst making a significant contribution to meeting Bracknell Forest Council's identified housing requirement."

The proposals, which will be the subject of extensive public consultation, comprise 1,000 new homes, including Affordable Homes (located outside of the 400m buffer to the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area), a neighbourhood centre located near to Old Wokingham Road, a new Primary School, Care Home, Community Centre, a new Council depot to enable the relocation of the existing depot and over 100 acres of public open space.