Concerns have been raised that the council is not acting fast enough to prevent further unwanted loss of office space in the future. It has given rise to fears the borough is not meeting its own ambition to protect employment space in the borough. But when the application was previously under discussion, councillors of the former administration made it very clear that they considered the loss of this office space to be less than ideal. In 2019 Windsor and Maidenhead council was ‘in the process’ of implementing Article 4 to protect office space across the borough. In a report commissioned by the council, its advisers observed that green space could be lost if the borough didn’t protect its existing employment space.

Source: Express June 26, 2023 16:41 UTC