Promotion of Wokingham Borough Council Assets

September 28, 2023 Executive (Other) Key decision Approved View on council website
Full council record
Purpose

Promotion of WBC assets in Local Plan
Update

Content

Councillor Imogen Shepherd DuBey declared a
personal interest in this agenda item, as an employee of a company
which produced modern workplace technology.
 
Councillor Lindsay Ferris declared a
prejudicial interest in this agenda item, as the Executive Member
for Planning and the Local Plan. He advised that he would leave the
room for the duration of this item and would not participate or
vote.
 
RESOLVED that the Executive:
 
1.   
Approved the list of Council owned assets in
Appendix A to be
promoted to the Local Plan process for the land uses identified,
delivering circa 405 dwellings and with an estimated land value of
£41.750m (as set out in Part 2 of the report).

 
2.   
Agreed that the Council owned assets in
Appendix B, which were
previously promoted to the local plan process be withdrawn, and in
turn forego the delivery of circa 352 dwellings and the estimated
land value of £27.7m (as set out in Part 2 of the
report).
 
3.    
Delegated authority to the Director of Resources
& Assets, in consultation with the Leader and Executive Member
for Finance, to promote the sites to the Local Plan and partake in
the Local Plan process, including the submissions of any further
representations to the process.

Supporting Documents

Promotion of WBC Assets.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date28 Sep 2023