Cookham Parish Council has added its voice to a string of objections to controversial plans to open a cancer clinic in the greenbelt. The agricultural site would be turned into a centre for the Synthesis Clinic and the charity National Centre for Integrative Oncology (NCIO). Cookham Parish councillors backed these concerns at a council meeting yesterday (Tuesday) and lodged a formal objection with the Royal Borough. This ‘intrusion’ into the greenbelt will ‘tend to close’ the gap between Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, which goes against policies in the Cookham Neighbourhood Plan, it added. Councillor Mandy Brar (Lib Dem, Bisham and Cookham), who also sits as a Cookham Parish councillor, called in the application if it is recommended for approval by the Royal Borough.

Source: Express April 08, 2026 15:30 UTC