Local Enterprise Partnership - LEP

What is a Local Enterprise Partnership?

The Government’s response to the Heseltine Review confirmed its commitment to negotiate a growth deal with every Local Enterprise Partner.

From April 2024, the responsibility for developing Berkshire’s economic strategies will transfer to local government.  The Berkshire LEP will continue to act as a partner to the six local authorities, delivering high quality funded programmes such as the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC), Berkshire Growth Hub and Skills Bootcamp.

The cross authority working to drive forward prosperity across Berkshire is further enhanced with the creation of the new prosperity board   

Prior to the transition 4 schemes in the borough were included in the implementation of the legacy Strategic Economic Plan (LEP).  These have either been delivered or are in planning phase.

• Arborfield bypass
• North Wokingham full distributor road
• South Wokingham full distributor road
• South of the M4 Eastern Relief Road 

The 4 distributor roads are planned in order to open up four Strategic Development Locations - SDLs. 

All 4 are in Wokingham borough and are no more than 4 miles apart. These developments will deliver 10,000 homes over the period to 2026.

The distributor road linked to the South of the M4 location -delivering 2500 homes in Shinfield - is already funded by a loan from the HCA Large Scale Development Fund.

The other 3 distributor road schemes require funding to deliver a complete highways network allowing the delivery of approximately 7500 new homes.

Find out more 

• View our major developments page
• Wokingham Borough Core Strategy 2010-2026 
• Arborfield Garrison Strategic Development Location Supplementary Planning Document May 2011
• North Wokingham Strategic Development Location Supplementary Planning Document October 2011
• South Wokingham Strategic Development Location Supplementary Planning Document October 2011

Contacts

To find out more email transportplanning@wokingham.gov.uk