Agenda item

The Committee received a report from the Planning Policy Lead Officer seeking Members endorsement of the response to the Reading Draft Local Plan 2013-36 consultation.

The Draft Plan contained a vision, objectives, policies and proposals and the key areas that were discussed included, the spatial strategy, meeting objectively assessed housing needs, employment needs, retail and leisure needs.  It was noted that Reading experienced a number of similar issues to Slough and it was proposed that Slough support the approach that Reading meet the vast majority of its identified housing need from within the borough, but that some need would have to be accommodated elsewhere within the Western Berkshire Housing Market Area.

The Consultation period ended on the 14^th June 2017 and officers had submitted a holding response prior to the full response being considered by the Committee for endorsement.  The report concluded by summarising that there were no obvious proposals within the Reading Draft Plan that would have any significant impact upon Slough.  The response was agreed.

Resolved –  That the Committee agreed to the responses to the Reading Draft Local Plan (May 2017) as set out in the report.