1. Has your council declared a climate emergency?
In July 2019, Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) members unanimously declared a climate emergency. The declaration commits WBC to do as much as possible to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Subsequently, the council published its first Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP).

The CEAP establishes 10 key priority areas and 102 actions to mitigate CO2 emissions and achieve our 2030 goal. These are: Transport, Renewable Energy Generation, Building Retrofitting, Carbon Sequestration, Schools, Waste & Recycling, New Developments, Procurement, Engagement, Council specific actions.

Our latest CEAP was approved at Council on 21st September 2023 and demonstrates the planned steps on our journey towards achieving this goal, along with the current progress on each action. You can take a look at our climate emergency action plan by visiting Climate emergency (wokingham.gov.uk)

2. Please provide a breakdown of how many projects in the following categories your council has objected to, rejected and approved over the last three years; battery storage, wind and solar.
Please find attached list of planning applications for battery storage, wind and solar.

3. What is the average time taken to make a decision on each of the following types of projects; battery storage, solar and wind.
Please see attached file