Last updated:
11th October 2024
Evidence studies
See the evidence that informs our plan-making process
We collect and use evidence to inform our plan-making process. We continue to update evidence on key areas to inform policy monitoring and new policy preparation. Some documents are updated on a regular basis, others only when required.
Sustainability Appraisal (SA), Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- SA Interim Report November 2021 (PDF)
- SA Interim Report non-technical summary November 2021 (PDF)
- HRA November 2021 (PDF)
- SA Interim Report February 2020 (PDF)
- SA Interim Report non-technical summary February 2020 (PDF)
- HRA February 2020 (PDF)
- SA incorporating SEA November 2018 (PDF)
- SA incorporating SEA July 2016 (PDF)
- HRA scoping report August 2016 (PDF)
- SA scoping report July 2016 (PDF)
Housing
- Gypsy and Traveller accommodation topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Self-build and custom housebuilding topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Housing requirement topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Housing site allocations topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Affordable housing topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Settlement Hierarchy Assessment September 2024 (PDF)
- Settlement boundaries review topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Housing trajectory September 2024 (Excel)
- Local Housing Needs Assessment October 2023 (PDF)
- Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment August 2023 (PDF)
- Wokingham Boat Dwellers Accommodation Needs Assessment December 2019 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Report September 2024 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendices September 2024 (Excel)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Report November 2021 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stage 1a Site identification and exclusion for hard constraints November 2021 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stage 2a Initial suitability sift November 2021 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2b, 2c Development potential and suitability November 2021 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2b, 2c Development potential and suitability November 2021 (Excel document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Stages 2d, 2e, 2f Deliverability November 2021 (Excel document)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Report January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix A January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 1 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 2 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 3 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 4 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 5 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 6 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix B Part 7 January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix C January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Appendix D January 2020 (PDF)
- Housing and Economic Land Availability Methodology November 2016 (PDF)
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment Western Berkshire sensitivity report March 2018 (PDF)
- Berkshire (including South Bucks) Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) February 2016 (PDF)
- Affordable Housing Viability Study June 2008 (PDF) and Affordable Housing Viability Study Update March 2009 (PDF)
Economic development
- Employment topic paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Employment Land Needs Review March 2023 (PDF)
- Retail and Commercial Leisure Study September 2023 Report only (PDF)
- Retail and Commercial Leisure Study September 2023 Appendices (PDF)
- Employment Land Needs Study January 2020 (PDF)
- Functional Economic Market Area (FEMA) February 2016 (PDF)
- Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA) October 2016 (PDF)
Placemaking and design
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report November 2021 (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 1 November 2021 (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 2 November 2021 (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Sites Report Appendix 3 November 2021 (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Growth Locations: Growth Scenarios Report – Grazeley, Twyford/Ruscombe and Barkham Square (PDF)
- Appendix 1 – Grazeley CHLOE Workshop Outputs (PDF)
- Appendix 2 – Barkham Square CHLOE Workshop Outputs (PDF)
- Appendix 3 – Viability assumptions for Grazeley (PDF)
- Appendix 4 – Viability assumptions for Barkham Square (PDF)
- Appendix 5 – Viability assumptions for Twyford (PDF)
- Appendix 6 – Access and Movement Report (PDF)
- Appendix 7 – Provisional Integrated Transport Study (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Growth Locations: Growth Scenarios Report – Hall Farm and Ashridge (PDF)
- Appendix 1 – Viability assumptions Hall Farm (PDF)
- Appendix 2 – Viability assumptions Ashridge (PDF)
- Appendix 3 – Access and Movement Report – Hall Farm and Ashridge (PDF)
Infrastructure
- Water Cycle Study Phase 2 August 2024 (PDF)
- Water Cycle Study Phase 2 August 2024 Appendix A (PDF)
- Water Cycle Study Phase 2 August 2024 Appendix B (PDF)
- Water Cycle Study Phase 1 January 2019 (PDF)
- Water Cycle Study Phase 1 January 2019 Appendix 1 (PDF)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) September 2024 (PDF)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) November 2021 (PDF)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) February 2020 (PDF)
- Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Topic Paper September 2024 (PDF)
- Open Space Audit Volume 1 Strategic Open Space Assessment February 2012 (PDF)
- Open Space Audit Volume 2 Strategic Sports Assessment February 2012 (PDF)
- Open Space, Sport and Recreation Study revised standards paper May 2012 (PDF)
Transport
- Transport Assessment Report August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Appendices August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 1 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 2 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 3 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 4 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 5 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 6 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 7 PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Attachment 8 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Strategic site options addendum including Appendices A-D August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report Strategic site options addendum Appendices E-G August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report 2032 interim year addendum including Appendices A-E August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report 2032 interim year addendum Appendices F-M August 2024 (PDF)
- Transport Assessment Report 2032 interim year addendum Attachment 1 (PDF)
- (Please note the above documents are not fully accessible to online screen readers. Anyone who requires assistance can contact the planning policy team at policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk)
- Protocol for use of the Wokingham Transport Model (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Data Collection Report (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Highway Model Forecasting Methodology (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Highway Model Outputs (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report Addendum (PDF)
- Wokingham Strategic Transport Model - Local Model Validation Report Appendices (PDF)
- Parking Standards Study report October 2011 (PDF)
- Sustainable Transport Delivery Excellence Programme Grazeley Transport Review 2017 (PDF)
- Sustainable Transport Delivery Excellence Programme Twyford Transport Review 2017 (PDF)
Viability
- Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study Main Report 2024 (PDF)
- Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study Appendices 2024 (PDF) (Please note this appendices document is not fully accessible to online screen readers. Anyone who requires assistance can contact the planning policy team at policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk)
Landscape and Green Belt
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Area A November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas B to C November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas D to F November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas G to I November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas J to K November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Areas L to M November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 Area N November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Appendices November 2019 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 March 2004 (PDF)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 March 2004 (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review main report June 2016 (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review summary (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix A Wokingham Strategic Assessment (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix B Bracknell Forest Strategic Assessment (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix C Wokingham Refined Assessment (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix D Bracknell Forest Refined Assessment (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix E Green Belt Villages Appraisal (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix F Green Belt Review Methodology (PDF)
- Bracknell and Wokingham Green Belt Review Appendix G Constraints Maps for Wokingham and Bracknell Forest (PDF)
- Valued Landscapes Assessment September 2024 (PDF)
- Valued Landscapes Assessment 2020 (PDF)
- Sites of Urban Landscape Value Assessment September 2024 (PDF)
Green spaces
- Local Green Spaces Assessment Report including Appendices 1-7 September 2024 (PDF)
- Local Green Spaces Assessment Appendix 8 Detailed Assessments September 2024 (PDF)
Heritage
- Historic Environment Topic Paper including Appendix A September 2024 (PDF)
- Historic Environment Topic Paper Appendix B September 2024 (PDF)
- Historic Environment Topic Paper Appendix C September 2024 (PDF)
- East Berkshire Historic Landscape Characterisation June 2019 (PDF)
Climate change, flood risk and environmental sustainability
- Climate Change Topic Paper - LPU Proposed Submission Plan 2024 (PDF)
- Net Zero Policy - Technical Evidence Base 2024 (PDF)
- Air quality growth scenarios appraisal 2023 (PDF) (Please note this document is not fully accessible to online screen readers. Anyone who requires assistance can contact the planning policy team at policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk)
- Climate Change evidence base report September 2022 (PDF)
- Renewable Energy Provision Statement November 2021 (PDF)
- LPU Proposed Submission Plan Sequential and Exception Test 2024 (PDF)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 November 2021 (PDF)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 Appendix A November 2021 (PDF)
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 Appendix B November 2021 (PDF)
- Level 1 and Level 2 SFRA accessibility note (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 Main report (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix A Geo PDF User guide (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix A Map A1 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map A2 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map B1 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map B2 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map C1 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map C2 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map C3 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map D1 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map D2 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map D3 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map D4 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map E1 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map E2 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map E3 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 - Appendix A Map E4 (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix B (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix C (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix D (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix E (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix F (PDF)
- Level 1 SFRA 2023 – Appendix G (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Main report (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 – Appendix A (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 – Appendix B (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 – Appendix C (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 – Appendix D Geo PDF user guide (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5AR011 combined (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5BA010 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5BA013 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5CV001 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5EA002 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5FI003 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5FI032 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5HU006 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5HU009 combined sites (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5HU030 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5HU054 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5RU001 - 006 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5SH023, 027 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5SO005, 008 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI004, 006, 010 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI008 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI009 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI011 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI012 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WI014 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WK006 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WK029 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WK042 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WK045 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WO004 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WW009 (PDF)
- Level 2 SFRA 2023 - Appendix D Site 5WW030 (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment 2011 (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Report spreadsheet (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment checklist (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 2-1 Study Area (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 5-1 Historical Local Flooding (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-1 Flood map for surface water low quality (PDF)
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-2 Groundwater - proportion susceptible copy (PDF
- Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Figure 6-3 Groundwater - flooding type (PDF)
Other evidence and supporting documents
- Duty to Co-operate Interim Statement of Compliance 2024 (PDF) (Please note this document is not fully accessible to online screen readers. Anyone who requires assistance can contact the planning policy team at policyandplans@wokingham.gov.uk)
- Duty to Co-operate Statement January 2022 (PDF)
- Duty to Co-operate Statement re-scoping November 2021 (PDF)
- Duty to Co-operate Statement document July 2016 (PDF)
