Sonning can't cope with so many new homes!  

The current issue of Bridge is dedicated to explaining the reasons why the proposal for a development of 54 dwellings on Sonning Golf Club (Application No. 223458) is against all reason and more importantly against a large number of Wokingham Borough Council's own rules and regulations.
Read the full article here:

The links mentioned in the article are as follows:

• WBC Core Strategy
• National Planning Policy Framework
• Register your objection here (deadline is 3rd Jan 2023)

About the Sonning & Sonning Eye Society

Our civic society is committed to:

• Promoting high standards of planning and architecture in Sonning and Sonning Eye;
• Educating the public in their geography, history, natural history and architecture; and
• Securing the preservation, protection, development and improvement of features of historic, natural or public interest in the two villages.

The Planning & Traffic Panel contributes effectively to planning, environmental and highways consultations, offering considered views on issues affecting both sides of the river. We are fortunate to have found so many people who have been willing to give freely of their time on behalf of our Society. The Panels also welcome new members to share in the work.

The Society, through the Education Panel and the Social Committee, provides a varied programme of events, which members and non-members alike support very well. Our talks and walks have ranged from Thames Watermills through biodiversity to brick making. Full details of future events are shown on this website as well as being advertised in Bridge, the quarterly newsletter of the Society.

Currently the Society is actively engaged in:

• Village Voices, a project designed to capture our oral history;
• and Assisting Sonning Parish Council in preparing a new Conservation Area Assessment
• Preparing a short illustrated architectural and historical guide for publication

New members are always welcome. Membership is open to everyone who cares about the villages and their surroundings. We think you might want to join if you are interested in:

• Our many excellent buildings;
• High standards of planning and architecture;
• The natural environment and the effects of traffic; and
• Geography, history and architecture.

The Society’s website contains news about our activities, details of forthcoming events, archive copies of Bridge and useful links. Please email us your comments and suggestions about items for inclusion by email to content@sonning.org.uk or join our FaceBook group