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Wokingham Borough Council response to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s Local Plan Submission Version pdf icon PDF 168 KB

To provide a response to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead on the consultation on the Local Plan Submission Version

Decision:

That the Executive Member for Strategic Planning and Highways agrees that Wokingham Borough:

 

1)      Objects to RBWM’s Local Plan until such time as the Local Plan acknowledges a commitment to reviewing housing need within the Eastern Berkshire HMA, which may necessitate additional housing provision in RBWM;

 

2)      Objects to RBWM’S affordable housing policy on the basis that there is no information in RBWM’s Viability Report to show a lower affordable housing threshold has been tested and is not deliverable;

 

3)      Seeks clarification that RBWM intends to meet their economic needs requirement within both the Eastern Berkshire and Central Berkshire FEMAs, and

 

4)      Supports further discussion and engagement across all authorities in the Berkshire (including South Bucks) Housing Market Area.