The application to build a crematorium off Long Lane, Cookham, will come before the Maidenhead development committee on July 21st.

We encourage residents to both write in with their concerns to RBWM and to attend the meeting at the Townhall on July 21st.

Our MP, Joshua Reynolds, published his letter of objection on 8th of January to help draw attention to the application. His objections are founded on: development of Green Belt land, the unsuitability of local roads for the high volume of additional traffic and unwelcome air pollution.

The operating hours of the crematorium will be 10am to 4pm on weekdays, with service time slots available every 60 minutes starting at 10:30am. 1,100 services per year are expected in the applicant's traffic management plan, which is an average of more than four services per working day, and could be even more if opening hours or service time slots were to change.

The community also has many concerns regarding this development including: the extra traffic, the extra parking, the erosion of the Greenbelt, the erection of a large building, the dubious claims regarding the need for extra regional crematorium capacity in Cookham, and the close proximity of homes.

Thank you to the large number of people who did write in to express a view, despite the timing of the application just before the Christmas holiday.