Policies and Strategies

Our published policies, plans and strategies

Overarching vision for the district

•  Our West Berkshire Vision 2036 [16Mb] identifies challenges and opportunities across all policy areas, and to establish shared aspirations for the future. It is supported by a  referenced evidence base [3Mb].

Plans with our partner organisations

•  Our Health and Wellbeing Strategy [2Mb] shows how we aim to 'Add Life to Years and Years to Life' for all our residents

Council Strategy and financial planning

• The Council Strategy sets out our priorities and a realistic set of objectives that we will deliver for the people of West Berkshire, whilst living within our means.
•  Our Medium Term Financial Strategy [656kb] includes the Revenue Budget and Capital Strategy and Programme are discussed at Council in March each year - the latest budget papers can be viewed online.

Strategies that support the delivery of our priorities and core business

• our  Adult Autism Strategy [217kb] is our plans for future support for people with autism in West Berkshire
• our Carers Strategy is intended to support carers and young carers, ensuring that services they need are available and are of a good quality
• the Domestic Abuse Strategy is our vision for individuals, families and children to live freely from domestic abuse
• our Economic Reports and Plans shows how existing strategies and plans will work together to promote both growth and economic wellbeing across the district over the coming five years
• the Housing Strategy is our vision for housing services across West Berkshire for the next five years
• the  Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 [2Mb] sets our our plan for continuing work to address homelessness and rough sleeping in West Berkshire
• the  West Berkshire Council ICT Strategy [1Mb] shows how we will develop our IT systems and digital services
• the  sets out our plan to purchase commercial investment properties to provide a balanced investment portfolio and therefore a long term, sustainable revenue stream
• our strategy for children and young people with special education needs and / or disabilities (SEND) shows how our strategy outlines the vision and key priorities for supporting our children and young people with SEND
• the School Improvement Strategy aims to ensure that all our schools are at least 'good' and all children make maximum progress, achieving their potential
• the Waste Strategy is our long-term vision to maximise recycling and reduce rubbish
• the  Workforce Strategy 2019-2023 [344kb] ties together various policies and activities that affect the workforce

Other policies and plans

• the Gambling Licence Policy identifies what we will generally consider when looking at applications for a gambling license
• the Licensing Policy sets out how we will determine applications made under the Licensing Act 2003
• the Local Development Order for Greenham Business Park provides a streamlined planning process
• the Local Plan sets the overall development plan for West Berkshire, setting out our local planning policies and is currently made up of a number of different documents
• our Transport Policy helps us to work out the transport needs of the district, and sets out a framework as to how we'll meet them up to the year 2026
• the Consultation Policy sets out our approach and commitment to consultation