ANOTHER protest is planned in opposition to “horrible” housing plans that would see thousands of new homes built in the Royal Borough – including on green belt land.

The council has confirmed it will be holding an extraordinary full council meeting on December 14 to consider the adoption of the controversial borough local plan (BLP) 2013-2033.

However, a spokesperson said: “This date is subject to the timely receipt of the Independent Planning Inspector’s report. Members have also been advised of an alternative provisional date of December 21.”

In the BLP, Maidenhead golf course, a 132-acre greenfield, has been earmarked for over 2,000 homes. A deal worth £15.95m for the council to acquire the lease of the land was solidified earlier this year.

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Hundreds of campaigners from the Maidenhead Great Park group braved the cold night to voice their anger and opposition to the “not fit for purpose” local plan outside the town hall last week.

The group has confirmed they will protest on December 14 but have said the council is trying to “rush it through” before Christmas, leaving them not a lot of time to try and lobby to stop it.

Maidenhead Great Park campaigner Debbie Walker said: “Whichever date they choose to rush through their horrible plan to destroy our local environment before our campaign has a chance to gather any more momentum.”

Councillor David Coppinger (Con: Bray), cabinet member for planning, said it “should not come as a surprise” as the BLP has been shaped over more than a decade through public consultation and examination.

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He said: “The plan is currently with the independent planning Inspector while she considers public representations on her proposed main modifications. If, as hoped and expected, the inspector finds it to be sound and lawful, then the next step is to proceed with taking a report to full council, recommending it is adopted.

“As a practical preparation, the mayor has agreed to an extraordinary full council meeting to allow members to consider the adoption of the BLP. Given the borough-wide significance and scope of local plans, it is common practice for councils to schedule dedicated extraordinary meetings for their adoption, in order to ensure all members have the opportunity to contribute to the discussion.”