I am writing to request the following information on your Local Plans for accessible housing.

1. What is your current Local Plan for new housing? Please provide its name and dates.

The development plan for non-minerals development comprises of the following four documents. All documents are available on the council’s website:

• Core Strategy (2010) - https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=268860

• Managing Development Delivery (MDD) (2014) - https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=269993

• Shinfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2017) - https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=415781

• Arborfield and Barkham Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2020) - https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=516387

2. How many new homes are planned under your current Local Plan? Please provide a yearly breakdown (financial year).
Please refer to Core Strategy Policy CP17.

3. Does your current Local Plan for new homes include a technical accessibility standard?
Please refer to MDD Policy TB05.

4. What are the technical accessibility standard(s) detailed in your current Local Plan for new homes?
Please refer to MDD Policy TB05.

5. How many new homes are planned under your current Local Plan to meet a technical accessibility standard? Please provide a yearly breakdown (financial year).
Please refer to MDD Policy TB05.

6. Under your current local plan, of the new homes planned to meet a technical accessibility standard, how many are planned to meet the requirements of:
• Wheelchair design standard
• Lifetime Homes Standard
• M4(1) Category 1
• M4(2) Category 2
• M4(3) Category 3(A)
• M4(3) Category 3(B)
Please refer to MDD Policy TB05.

7. How many homes planned to meet the above technical accessibility standards are council owned properties? Please provide a breakdown by each type of technical accessibility standard within this.
MDD Policy TB05 refers to all developments without regard to landownership. There is no specific allocation of council owned land within the development plan.