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Wokingham Borough Council Response to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead's Proposed Changes to the submitted Borough Local Plan

 

 

Meeting: 23/12/2019 - Executive - Individual Member Decisions (Item IMD31)

IMD31 Wokingham Borough Council response to the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead's Proposed Changes to the submitted Borough Local Plan pdf icon PDF 432 KB

Decision:

The Executive Member for Planning and Enforcement agreed that Wokingham Borough Council Objects to RBWM’s Local Plan (with Proposed Changes) until such time as:

 

1.    The RBWM Local Plan acknowledges a commitment to reviewing housing need within the Eastern Berkshire HMA, which may necessitate additional housing provision in RBWM;

 

2.    RBWM explore through viability work the reduction of the affordable housing threshold for urban sites below 10 dwellings given that smaller, urban sites form a major part of RBWM’s housing supply;

 

3.    Further clarification is provided to suitably demonstrate that RBWM are able to meet their employment needs.

 

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