I am writing to request information relating to a road you are responsible for maintaining. Specifically, my query relates to the church road swallow field north of the George and dragon pub between Nutbean lane and swallow field road and Reading road between Simons lane and Landen Grove. Please can you send me:

1. A copy of your current road maintenance policy relating to that road. Please send me the full policy, but this should include details of the intended frequency of road safety inspections, how these inspections should be conducted and the maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out.
Details of Wokingham Borough’s maintenance policy for highways are available in Volume 2 (Highway Network Maintenance) of the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan. The policy is available as a PDF for download at:

https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/roadworks-and-outdoor-maintenance/roadworks-and-road-maintenance/highways-maintenance-management-plan
For Church Road, Swallowfield, the frequency of inspection of the carriageway is 3 monthly and inspections are carried out by vehicle. The frequency of inspection of the footway is 12 monthly and inspections are carried out on foot.

For A329 Reading Road, Wokingham, the frequency of inspection of the carriageway is 1 monthly and inspections are carried out by vehicle. The frequency of inspection of the footway is 3 monthly and inspections are carried out on foot.

The maximum time between identification of a defect and repairs being carried out depends on the assessment of the defect. More information on the categories of road defects and the response times is given in Chapter 8. “Defect Response” of the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan, Volume 2.

2. A copy of the road repair history for that road over the past year. Again, please send me the full road repair history, but this should include:
- dates of all safety inspections between [ 01/02/2023 and 21/08/2023 for Church Lane].
- details of how safety inspections were undertaken (walked or driven, speed of inspection vehicle etc).
- details of all carriageway defects identified, with description, date and time.
- details of how the authority handled these defects, what repairs were undertaken and the time between the identification of each defect and a repair being carried out.
For Church Road, Swallowfield, an Excel file is attached to this response, containing details of all customer reports, inspections, defects and repairs, between 01/02/2023 and 21/08/2023. The information has been redacted to remove any personal information.

For A329 Reading Road, Wokingham, an Excel file is attached to this response, containing details of all customer reports, inspections, defects and repairs, between 24 Jan 2023 and 24 Jan 2024. The information has been redacted to remove any personal information.