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
West Berkshire Council’s ‘Local Plan Review –
Emerging Draft consultation’ running from 11 December 2020 to
5 February 2021 to ensure it has minimal negative impacts upon
Wokingham Borough and that any benefits are maximised.
The Executive Member for Planning and Enforcement agreed that Wokingham Borough Council submits the comments contained in the IEMD report as this Council’s response to the West Berkshire District Council consultation ‘Local Plan Review – Emerging Draft consultation’ (December 2020):
1) Support for West Berkshire Council’s intent to meet housing needs in full within West Berkshire District;
2) Reiterates that any potential unmet housing need from Reading Borough Council should be clarified and addressed within West Berkshire District and/or Bracknell Forest;
3) Requests additional clarity on the approach to proposed allocations which fall within the Detailed Emergency Planning Zone around AWE Burghfield;
4) Requests additional clarity over how Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson needs are to be met in full over the plan period;
5) Requests additional clarity on how or whether employment needs are to be met in full accounting for the longer plan period compared to the economic evidence base, as well as additional clarity on how and where office floorspace need will specifically be addressed;
6) Requests ongoing engagement as part of the Duty to Cooperate regarding infrastructure necessary to support the proposed growth.
Wards Affected: None Specific;
Declarations: None
Dispensations: None
Reference Number: IMD 2021/04
Contact: James McCabe Email: james.mccabe@wokingham.gov.uk Tel: 0118 908 8333.
Report author: James McCabe
Publication date: 27/01/2021
Date of decision: 27/01/2021
Decided at meeting: 27/01/2021 - Executive - Individual Member Decisions
Effective from: 04/02/2021
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