Kate’s old neighbours fume at Labour plans to ‘bulldoze’ countryside where she grew up

Princess Kate

Princess Kate reportedly would be sad to see the countryside destoryed (Image: Getty Images)

Plans to bulldoze the countryside near family home have been put in place and some have suggested the princess will be heartbroken by .

West Berkshire Council is planning to build 2,500 homes on fields between Upper Bucklebury and Thatcham, a few minutes away from the house the Princess of Wales grew up in, reports .

The housing estate should be finished in 2041 meaning the area will undergo construction works for 15 years.

Residents in the area are not happy about the plans and they have raised concerns over Housing Minister and Deputy Prime Minister plans.

Rayner admitted her aim of 1.5 million homes would only be a “dent” in the number of houses she hopes to build.

Princess Kate's childhood home

Princess Kate grew up in Berkshire (Image: Getty Images)

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Locals suggested would likely not speak out publicly but would rather agree in private with locals infuriated by the plan – which they said would make the Berkshire countryside end up looking “like China”.

Hash Shingadia, 64, used to serve Haribo and Doritos to the Princess of Wales and her sister Pippa at his Spar and Post Office in Upper Bucklebury, Berkshire, when they were teenagers.

Speaking to MailOnline, Hash said would be extremely upset, he said: “Long term, it’s going to happen but it’s sad to lose our identity. It’s a village and then in a few years it will be part of Thatcham.

“I was in Bedford a short while ago and up there it’s just houses upon houses upon houses. At one time it was fields and now it’s houses left, right and centre. It’s going to put a lot of pressure on the surrounding area.”

Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner plans to build 1.5 million homes (Image: Getty Images)

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Labour plans to increase the number of homes built which could see countryside spots facing development in order to fix the housing crisis.

have been criticised after a leading industry figure described Labour’s flagship housing pledge as unworkable.

David Thomas, chief executive of Barratt Redrow, the UK’s largest housebuilding firm, declared that Government’s target of building during this parliament is impossible due to a severe shortage of skilled workers in the construction sector.

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