Wokingham Borough Core Strategy

What is the Core Strategy? 

The Core Strategy DPD sets out the long term 'spatial vision' for the Wokingham Borough up until March 2026. This includes policies and strategies to provide new housing, schools, roads, places to work and other services and amenities. The Core Strategy has the status of a Development Plan Document in the Local Development Framework.

The Core Strategy was adopted on 29 January 2010 following the decision at the meeting of Council on 28 January. This follows the receipt of the Inspector's Report on 27 October which indicated that the Core Strategy was sound, subject to a number of changes. These changes have been made.

A copy of the Core Strategy

The Core Strategy attached below is that adopted by the Council. Also attached below are copies of the following:

1. Adoption Statement for the Core Strategy;

2. Changes to the Proposals Map arising from the adopted Core Strategy;

3. The submitted Core Strategy;

4. The Inspector's Report;

5. The Sustainability Appraisal; and

6. The Habitats Regulations Assessment.

Timetable for the production of the Core Strategy?

The following timetable outlines our progress on the Core Strategy:

1. Executive agree Initial Options - 26 May 2005

2. Consult on the Initial Options from 15 June to 27 July 2005

3. Executive consider responses to Initial Options and agree Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy - 27 October 2005

4. Consult on the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy from 9 November to 21 December 2005

5. Executive consider responses to the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy and agree submission document - 27 July 2006. The Executive deferred agreeing the submission Core Strategy.

6. Executive consider revised responses to the Alternatives for the Draft Core Strategy and agree submission document - 26 June 2008

7. Submit Core Strategy to the Secretary of State - 20 August 2008

8. Consult on Submitted Core Strategy from 20 August to 1 October 2008 

9. Consult on Site Allocation Representations arising from Submission Core Strategy from 5 November to 17 December 2008

10. Pre-Examination Meeting - 20 January 2009

11. Examination Hearings- 17 March - 30 April 2009

12. Binding Inspector's Report - received 27 October, published 6 November 2009

13. Adoption -  29 January 2010