9 1 7 , ▁the ▁school ▁was ▁perman ently ▁accommod ated ▁there , ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁current ▁R AF ▁Hal ton . ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁base ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Wend over , ▁its ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁impact ed ▁on ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁landscape , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁associated ▁population ▁increases ▁and ▁def or est ation ▁to ▁provide ▁wood ▁for ▁construction ▁work . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁scale ▁resident ial ▁develop ments ▁appeared , ▁particularly ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁Wend over ▁by pass ▁was ▁built , ▁moving ▁the ▁A 4 1 3 ▁road ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁centre , ▁par alle ling ▁the ▁railway ▁line . ▁Property ▁values ▁rose ▁significantly ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁by pass , ▁which ▁removed ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁traffic ▁from ▁the ▁town ' s ▁narrow ▁streets . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁proposed ▁route ▁the ▁High ▁Speed ▁ 2 ▁rail ▁line ▁( HS 2 ) ▁from ▁London ▁to ▁the ▁Mid lands ▁was ▁published , ▁showing ▁it ▁taking ▁a ▁route ▁in ▁tunnel ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁by pass ▁and ▁town ▁centre . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁wider ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁route , ▁a ▁Wend over ▁lo bb y ▁group ▁was ▁formed , ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 0 0 ▁strong ▁protest ▁fil med ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1