Joint Central and Eastern Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan
Wokingham Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Reading Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (collectively referred to as ‘Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities’) are working together to produce a Joint Minerals and Waste Plan which will guide minerals and waste decision-making in the area.
The Joint Minerals and Waste Plan will build on previous minerals and waste plans for the Berkshire area. It will set out a new vision and replace the current policies and provide details of strategic sites that will deliver the vision.
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The Joint Minerals and Waste Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State in February 2021. To date, four days of hearing sessions have been held in late September and October 2021. Following the hearing sessions, the Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities have been given the opportunity to propose modifications to the submitted Joint Minerals and Waste Plan, in order to make it legally compliant.
Consultation on the proposed Main Modifications to the plan was undertaken for six weeks from Monday 28 February to 5pm on Monday 11 April 2022. The purpose of the consultation was to seek feedback from statutory consultees, stakeholders, communities, local organisations and businesses on the proposed modifications only to the submitted plan.
All comments relating to the Main Modifications will be submitted to the Inspectors via the Programme Officer. The Inspectors will consider the comments received and decide whether any further hearings are necessary, or if any issues need to be revisited. The Inspectors will then present their final conclusion in a report. If the report concludes that the Plan is 'sound', the Central and Eastern Berkshire Authorities can adopt the Plan, subject to making the Modifications identified.
Earlier stages
The Joint Plan will replace the adopted minerals and waste plans for the Berkshire area, based on up-to-date evidence of the current levels of provision for minerals and waste facilities in the Plan area. Importantly, the Plan aims to establish the future levels of provision required to meet national and regional policy targets and objectives.
To date, several information gathering consultations have been completed to inform the Plan between 2017 and 2020. Details of these can be found under the tabs below.
When government guidance and regulations allow, hard copies of the documents will be available at Wokingham Borough Council, Shute End, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1WP.
Get involved
The Programme Officer will act as the contact for any person who has an interest in the Examination and as a liaison between the Inspector, Council and Representors. They are an independent Officer of the Examination and work on behalf of the Inspector to organise and manage the administrative and procedural elements of the Examination process.
Any queries people may have regarding the Examination process or matters they wish to raise with the Inspector should be submitted via the Programme Officer.
The Programme Officer's details may be found on the Joint Minerals and Waste Plan website.
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