Decision Maker: Executive Member for Planning and Local Plan - Lindsay Ferris
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To consider the council’s response to
Slough Borough Council’s ‘Local Plan for Slough –
Spatial Strategy consultation’ running from 19 November 2020
to 11 January 2021 to ensure it has minimal negative impacts upon
Wokingham Borough and that any benefits are maximised.
That the Executive Member for Planning and Enforcement agreed that Wokingham Borough Council submits the comments contained in this report as this council’s response to the Slough Borough Council consultation ‘Local Plan for Slough – Spatial Strategy consultation’ (November 2020):
1) Support for Slough Borough Council’s intent to meet housing needs within Slough Borough or within the related functional geography as identified;
2) Requests additional clarity on how employment figures have been derived and encourages that employment needs should be met in full within Slough or the related functional geography;
3) Requests continued engagement regarding Wider Area Growth Study, and other emerging evidence.
Wards Affected: None Specific;
Declarations: None
Dispensations: None
Reference Number: IMD 2021/03
Contact: James McCabe Email: james.mccabe@wokingham.gov.uk Tel: 0118 908 8333.
Report author: James McCabe
Publication date: 06/01/2021
Date of decision: 06/01/2021
Decided at meeting: 06/01/2021 - Executive - Individual Member Decisions
Effective from: 14/01/2021
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