Martin Alder
Email: martin.alder@wokingham.gov.uk(link sends email)
Council: Wokingham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
38 meetings · Page 1 of 8
Extraordinary, Executive - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
64 decisions · Page 11 of 13
Remaining Grant Allocation for the delivery of Afghan Refugee Resettlement Scheme
From: Executive - Thursday, 20th February, 2025 6.00 pm - February 20, 2025
In 2023 the Council successfully secured £3.1m of Local Authority Housing fund (LAHF) grant allocation for the purchase of the 17 properties as part of the Ukrainian and Afghan resettlement scheme. In March 2023, Executive approved the release of up to £2m commuted sums (developer contributions for affordable housing) to be used in conjunction with this grant to purchase these properties. Further approving delegated powers for the Deputy Chief Executive to approve the transfer of commuted sums, the end landlord and borrowing terms for each property. The 17 properties have now successfully been purchased and this paper seeks approval to purchase a further single property while remaining within the original budget envelope approved in March 2023.
Recommendations Approved
Preferred operator of Matthewsgreen Community Centre, Wokingham
From: Executive - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025
To approve the preferred operator of the new Matthewsgreen Community Centre, Wokingham
Recommendations Approved
Enhanced Bus Service - Route 3
From: Executive - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025
To agree to the lease of S106 funding to enable an improved bus service between Arborfield and Wokingham.
Recommendations Approved
Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy
From: Executive - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025
The Council is seeking approval to adopt the EV Charging Strategy. The Strategy outlines the likely demand for EVs and chargepoints across our borough and the role of the Council in meeting this demand. EV Charging Strategies are soon going to be a statutory requirement for local authorities forming part of Local Transport Plans, and therefore this Strategy will be one of the supporting documents of our emerging Local Transport Plan 4.
Recommendations Approved
Wokingham Borough Council, Future Office Provision
From: Executive - Thursday, 30th January, 2025 7.00 pm - January 30, 2025
To update the Executive on outcomes of further feasibility work undertaken on the future office provision for the Council
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 38
Average per Month: 1.9
Decisions Recorded: 64