East Berks College
Background to
Redevelopment
at Trinity Place and Claremont Road
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College
March 2004
Update
October 2001
Planning permission is
being sought to redevelop the area to the south of Trinity Church
and Trinity Place. These are currently a car park and college
buildings dating from the 1960s. The plans also include older
buildings fronting onto St Leonards Road. The plans are to construct
a modern, high density, college complex.
We are grateful to the
Project Office at East Berks College for supplying the artist's
impressions featured below.
A bird's eye impression
of the area following redevlopment
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The following photographs
show the area as of October 2001, and the proposed new main entrance.
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The car park, college
and Trinity Church
The development plans include
the demolition of the existing college buildings, redevelopment
along the western side of St Leonards Road, and on the current
college car park.
The proposed redevelopment
along the west side of St Leonards Road
It is thought that the
remaining land, fronting Claremont Road and extending to the
boundary walls of property in Alma Road, will be sold as residential
development land. It is not clear at this stage how much land
is destined to be sold for housing.
A variety of planning permissions
will be required before the plan turns into reality.
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At this stage local residents
are keen to point out that the land to the north of the site
is a conservation area, with some particularly attractive residential
properties in both Claremont Road, Dorset Road and in Trinity
Place. The avenue of horse chestnuts to the south side of Claremont
Road are particularly impressive, and that in these circumstances
redevelopment must be entirely complimentary to the existing
character of the area. This means that residential density must
be kept to a minimum and that building height be restricted,
this to preserve the unique character of the existing buildings,
and views of Trinity Church, which are a prime feature of the
area.
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about Trinity Church here
View a Panorama of Trinity Church and East Berkshire
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