THE DRAFT local plan for Wokingham borough will finally be published in November, it was revealed at the executive meeting. This sets out the council’s housing policy up to 2040, showing where and how growth will occur and how the sites will be managed
The site on Wellington Road will see 18 apartments built, with five for care leavers, and 13 for key workers.
How do we protect our borough’s character and avoid impossible pressure on local infrastructure, but at the same time make sure those in our community who need a home have one?
WOKINGHAM Borough Council needs to find a “staggering” £11.8 million worth of savings if it is to balance its books this year.
THE NUMBER of older residents needing residential nursing care provision funded by Wokingham Borough Council is projected to rise, and it is exploring ways to meet that need.
In place of the old, top-down method, we are seeking to bring in a truly bottom-up approach, which puts residents’ ambitions for the borough at the top of our agenda.
The awards we won were Best Social Housing Initiative and Innovation in Delivering Sustainability and Social Value.
“We inherited the budget from the previous administration, with challenging levels of inflation. We had to make changes and savings as we went,” she said. “We have kept the council solvent and prepared it for the years to come."
THE COUNCIL is to have a customer experience strategy for the first time. Cllr Sarah Kerr, the executive member for climate emergency and residents services, introduced a report ahead of a public consultation on the subject.