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1. Title:West Berkshire Sets the Standard: How One Council Righted the CIL Wrong
   Summary: Kennet Radio’s Stella Coulthurst interviews homeowner Maria Dobson, former councillor Claire Rowles, and council leader Jeff Brooks about West Berkshire’s CIL scandal and how it was resolved.
   1. Maria describes nine years of distress after being wrongly charged £20,000 for a paperwork error.
   2. Claire recounts her fight within the council to expose the injustice and stand up for residents despite political pressure.
   3. Jeff Brooks explains how, as council leader, he launched a formal review, refunded affected residents around £300,000, and set a national precedent for fairness.
   4. The discussion ends with Maria continuing the campaign nationally through the CIL Injustice Group.

Kennet radio link 3rd October 2025 [starts 10 minutes in]: https://kennet.redio.co/listen/again?date=Sat,%2004%20Oct%202025%2010:00:00%20GMT] 

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