An enhanced scheme to enable a higher percentage of affordable housing has been submitted to Bracknell Forest Borough Council by English Partnerships and appointed developer Taylor Wimpey, in relation to the former RAF College site, now known as The Parks.

The application for 781 dwellings will bring the total number of units on the site to 1,150. The enhanced scheme would provide an additional 336 affordable homes and increase the total allocation of affordable accommodation to 437 homes.

David Ashworth, area director for English Partnerships, said: “The enhanced scheme provides an opportunity to introduce higher quality specifications to the next stage and to ensure that there will be a 20% reduction in energy demand by using renewable energy through a variety of solutions. We plan to introduce homes which are affordable to purchase and economical to live in.”
To date 104 homes at The Parks have been completed by Taylor Wimpey following Bracknell Forest Borough Council’s approval in 2003 to build 730 dwellings on the brownfield site.