AlbertBeale
Established Member
As Chair of Shinfield Parish Council (within the borough of Wokingham) I support having half the platforms in our Parish and support keeping that odd shaped triangle. The South Reading and Shinfield area is a major growth zone and the future capacity on the railway line is of great importance. the station is split into 3 authority areas and West Berkshire only recently approved their changes. Work on the Green Park side has been progressing with the car park etc being prepared. This all ensures the Shinfield will be well connected. Our recently opened Park and Ride has direct services to Heathrow and Gatwick
In fact, although the stadium it would serve, and much of the land to the east, is in Reading district, it seems from local maps that the actual station is entirely in West Berkshire and Wokingham local authority districts. The tracks themselves at that point run north in West Berkshire, not Reading - though it's understandable that anyone would think of that patch as on the edge of Reading, as the major local settlement.
Until it was abolished as an administrative body, about 20 years ago, Berkshire Council Council would have held sway over all of this and perhaps would have banged local heads together in a more co-ordinated fashion.