Last updated:
27th March 2024
Evidence studies
See the evidence that informs our plan-making process
We collect and use evidence to inform our plan-making process. We continue to update evidence on key areas to inform policy monitoring and new policy preparation. Some documents are updated on a regular basis, others only when required.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- SA Interim Report November 2021 (PDF document)
- SA Interim Report non-technical summary November 2021 (PDF document)
- HRA November 2021 (PDF document)
- SA Interim Report February 2020 (PDF document)
- SA Interim Report non-technical summary February 2020 (PDF document)
- HRA February 2020 (PDF document)
- SA incorporating SEA November 2018 (PDF document)
- SA incorporating SEA July 2016 (PDF document)
- HRA scoping report August 2016 (PDF document)
- SA scoping report July 2016 (PDF document)
Housing
- Local Housing Needs Assessment October 2023 (PDF document)
- Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment August 2023 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Boat Dwellers Accommodation Needs Assessment December 2019 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Report November 2021 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stage 1a Site identification and exclusion for hard constraints November 2021 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stage 2a Initial suitability sift November 2021 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2b, 2c Development potential and suitability November 2021 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2b, 2c Development potential and suitability November 2021 (Excel document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2d, 2e, 2f Deliverability November 2021 (Excel document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Report January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix A January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 1 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 2 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 3 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 4 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 5 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 6 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 7 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix C January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix D January 2020 (PDF document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Methodology November 2016 (PDF document)
- Settlement Hierarchy Assessment November 2018 (PDF document)
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment Western Berkshire sensitivity report March 2018 (PDF document)
- Berkshire (including South Bucks) Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) February 2016 (PDF document)
- Affordable Housing Viability Study June 2008 (PDF document) and Affordable Housing Viability Study Update March 2009 (PDF document)
Economic development
- Wokingham Retail and Leisure Study 2023 Appendices (PDF document)
- Employment Land Needs Review March 2023 (PDF document)
- Retail and Commercial Leisure Needs Assessment September 2023 report only (PDF document)
- Employment Land Needs Study January 2020 (PDF document)
- Functional Economic Market Area (FEMA) February 2016 (PDF document)
- Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA) October 2016 (PDF document)
Placemaking and design
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report November 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 1 November 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 2 November 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 3 November 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Growth Locations: Growth Scenarios Report – Grazeley, Twyford/Ruscombe and Barkham Square (PDF document)
- Appendix 1 – Grazeley CHLOE Workshop Outputs (PDF document)
- Appendix 2 – Barkham Square CHLOE Workshop Outputs (PDF document)
- Appendix 3 – Viability assumptions for Grazeley (PDF document)
- Appendix 4 – Viability assumptions for Barkham Square (PDF document)
- Appendix 5 – Viability assumptions for Twyford (PDF document)
- Appendix 6 – Access and Movement Report (PDF document)
- Appendix 7 – Provisional Integrated Transport Study (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Growth Locations: Growth Scenarios Report – Hall Farm and Ashridge (PDF document)
- Appendix 1 – Viability assumptions Hall Farm (PDF document)
- Appendix 2 – Viability assumptions Ashridge (PDF document)
Infrastructure
- Water Cycle Study Phase 1 January 2019 (PDF document)
- Water Cycle Study Phase 1 January 2019 Appendix 1 (PDF document)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) November 2021 (PDF document)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) February 2020 (PDF document)
- Open Space Audit Volume 1 Strategic Open Space Assessment February 2012 (PDF document)
- Open Space Audit Volume 2 Strategic Sports Assessment February 2012 (PDF document)
- Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study revised standards paper May 2012 (PDF document)
Transport
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Report October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix A October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix B October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix C Part 1 October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix C Part 2 October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix C Part 3 October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix C Part 4 October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Transport Assessment Appendix C Part 5 October 2021 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Report February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix E Part 1 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix E Part 2 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix F Part 1 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix F Part 2 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix G February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 1 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 2 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 3 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 4 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 5 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 6 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix H Part 7 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix I Part 1 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix I Part 2 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix I Part 3 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Wokingham Modelling Transport Assessment Appendix I Part 4 February 2020 (PDF document)
- Protocol for use of the Wokingham Transport Model (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Data Collection Report (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Highway Model Forecasting Methodology (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Highway Model Outputs (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report Addendum (PDF document)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report Appendices (PDF document)
- Parking Standards Study report October 2011 (PDF document)
- Sustainable Transport Delivery Excellence Programme Grazeley Transport Review 2017 (PDF document)
- Sustainable Transport Delivery Excellence Programme Twyford Transport Review 2017 (PDF document)
Landscape and Green Belt
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Area A November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas B to C November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas D to F November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas G to I November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas J to K November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas L to M November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Area N November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Appendices November 2019 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 March 2004 (PDF document)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 March 2004 (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review main report June 2016 (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review summary (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix A Wokingham Strategic Assessment (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix B Bracknell Forest Strategic Assessment (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix C Wokingham Refined Assessment (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix D Bracknell Forest Refined Assessment (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix E Green Belt Villages Appraisal (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix F Green Belt Review Methodology (PDF document)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix G Constraints Maps for Wokingham and Bracknell Forest (PDF document)
- Valued Landscapes Assessments January 2020 (PDF document)
- Sites of Urban Landscape Value Assessments January 2020 (PDF document)
Green spaces
- Local Green Space Assessment Report November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessment Appendix 1 Arborfield and Barkham November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessment Appendix 1 Earley November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments Appendix 1 Finchampstead and Hurst November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments Appendix 1 Ruscombe and Shinfield November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments Appendix 1 Twyford November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments Appendix 1 Winnersh and Wokingham November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments Appendix 1 Woodley November 2021 (PDF document)
- Local Green Space Assessments January 2020 (PDF document)
Heritage
Climate change, flood risk and environmental sustainability
- Climate Change evidence base report September 2022 (PDF document)
- Renewable Energy Provision Statement November 2021 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 November 2021 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 Appendix A November 2021 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 Appendix B November 2021 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Report January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendices A.1 – A.2 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendices A.3 – A.4 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.5 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.6 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.7 Part 1 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.7 Part 2 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.8 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.9 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendices A.10 – A.11 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix A.12 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix B Sequential Test Part 1 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix B Sequential Test Part 2 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Arborfield and Barkham January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Charvil and Earley January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Finchampstead January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Hurst January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Ruscombe January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Shinfield Part 1 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Shinfield Part 2 January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Sonning January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Swallowfield January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Twyford and Wargrave January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Winnersh January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Wokingham January 2020 (PDF document)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Appendix C Site Assessments Woodley and Wokingham Without January 2020 (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment 2011 (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Report spreadsheet (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment checklist (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 2-1 Study Area (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 5-1 Historical Local Flooding (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-1 Flood map for surface water low quality (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-2 Groundwater - proportion susceptible copy (PDF document)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-3 Groundwater - flooding type (PDF document)
