I would like to request the following questions relating to affordable housing development and newbuilds built by the local authority (LA) or a development company on behalf of the LA:

1. Is Wokingham Borough Council developing any new social housing?
Yes

If yes:
2. How many units were built and completed in the financial year 2024/25: 32
a) How many of these units are for rent: 32
b) How many of these units are for sale: 0 shared ownership but in addition to the 32 units, 4 private sale units were completed
c) How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial year 2025/26: 60
d) How many units are predicted to be built and completed in the financial years 2025/26 – 2030/31 (next five years): 93 (social rent and shared ownership)

3. Does Wokingham Borough Council have its own Development Company? No active development company
a) If yes, what is its name, postal address, and phone number?

4. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Wokingham Borough Council are building themselves) Predicting to complete in the financial year 2025/26: NIL

5. How many new social housing units are the development company (separate from any development Wokingham Borough Council are building themselves) Predicting to complete in the financial years 2025/26 to 2030/31 (next five years)?
There is no formal pipeline for “building new homes” Loddon Homes and Berry Brook Homes intend to grow its stock ownership by 100% over the next five years through a combination of S106 and open market acquisitions as well as land led development opportunities.

6. Please can you provide the name, e-mail, and postal address of the person responsible for running the Development Company?
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