New residents and housing

Building works concerns

Working hours on building sites are generally Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, and Saturday from 8am to 1pm. On Sundays and Bank Holidays no building works are allowed. If you have a complaint about the building on one of the major development sites, call us on 0118 908 8100 or email constructionproblems@wokingham.gov.uk

Getting around

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Visit our transport section for more details about local travel

Find your nearest doctor's surgery

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New resident's meetings and social groups

When there are about 100 new homes being lived in, we host a ‘new neighbours’ meeting to welcome new residents to Wokingham. We use this meeting to introduce ourselves, our partners and the services that we provide. We work with partners in this effort, usually the developers, Churches Together and housing associations. We encourage the residents to build relationships, establish a Facebook group, and then start a Residents Association. Some of the events we’ve held in the past include pub quiz nights and community lunches.

Email cem@wokingham.gov.uk to find out about the community building work we are doing in your area.

Up to 3500 new homes

The Arborfield Garrison site will see up to 3,500 new homes in total, with about 2,000 on the northern part of the site and 1,500 on the southern. The northern part of the site is being developed by Crest Nicholson. The southern part of the site is being developed by Legal and General (L and G), following their acquisition of the site. Outline planning permission has been granted for the whole development.

Construction progress

Construction on the northern part of the site is well underway. Planning has been granted for over 1,000 units, to date, and many of the first phases being completed or near completion. The first homes have been completed and were occupied in October 2016.

Northern sector:

Parcel 01 - 113 new homes. All complete
Parcel A - G - 223 new homes. 119 homes complete
Parcel AA - 44 new homes
Parcel C2 - 104 new apartments
Parcels H, I, J - 185 new homes. 93 homes complete
Parcel K - 12 new homes. All complete
Parcel M - 37 new homes. 8 complete
Parcel Q - 114 new apartments. 40 complete
Parcel T - 127 new homes. All complete
Parcel U2 - 79 new homes. 30 complete
Parcel U1 and V2 - 110 new homes
Parcel X - 70 new homes

Southern sector:

For the southern part of the site the first phase has recently begun
Phase 1 - 178 new homes. 16 complete