State visit
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Evidence base
As a starting point, Local Development Documents have to be based on a robust and credible evidence base.
n order to ensure this, the council has undertaken a number of monitoring reports and specialist studies. These will be updated and supplemented with additional evidence over time.
The list below indicates the main reports and studies considered to contribute to the evidence base.
Topic Paper
- Updated Topic Paper - Shaping the Future (2018)
- Appendix to Topic Paper - List of Sites to Inform 5 Year Housing Land Supply position
Housing
- Local Housing Needs Assessment (LHNA)
- HELAA report 2019
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix A - Call for Sites Proforma
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix B - Parish Maps (Maidenhead)
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix B - Parish Maps (Non-Maidenhead)
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix C - Housing Sites
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix C - Employment Sites
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix C - Retail Sites
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix C - Other Sites
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Deliverable
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Developable
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Potentially Developable - B to D
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Potentially Developable - E to H
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Potentially Developable - Maidenhead
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Potentially Developable - O to W
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Potentially Developable - Windsor
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Not Developable - B to D
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Not Developable - E to H
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Not Developable - M to S
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Not Developable - W
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Housing - Excluded
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Employment
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Retail
- HELAA 2019 - Appendix D - Site Assessments - Other
- SHMA Berkshire (including South Bucks) 2016
- HELAA Methodology (2016)
Infrastructure
- RBWM_064 - Post-hearing action note - WK4-01 Appendix UPDATED RBWM IDP Revision 2019 IDP Schedule with funding and status updates Feb 2021
- RBWM_063 - Post-hearing action note - WK4-01 Note on clarity for IDP funding
- RBWM_040 - Note to Inspector - Infrastructure Delivery Plan 291020
- RBWM_040 - Appendix 1 - Note to Inspector - Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Appendix 1 - IDP Schedule 291020
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) (2019)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) (Jan 2018)
- Wind Survey (2015)
- Wind Mapping - Medium and Large
- Wind Mapping - Small
Transport
- Strategic Highway Model - Local Plan Assessment (2017)
- Strategic Highway Model - Local Data Collection Report (2017)
- Strategic Highway Model - Local Model Validation Report (2017)
Employment
- Employment - Local Sensitivity Test of Employment Land Needs (Jan2018)
- Supplementary Market Analysis Employment Land Review (2018)
- Berkshire FEMA Study - Main Report (2016)
- Berkshire FEMA Study - Appendices (2016)
- Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA) - Central Berkshire (2016)
- Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA) - Eastern Berkshire (2016)
Flooding
Green Belt
Edge of Settlement Analysis Part 1 (2016)
Edge of Settlement Analysis Part 2 (2016)
Green Belt Purpose Analysis (2013)
Green Belt Boundary Study (Dec 2013)
Nature Conservation
- Report to Inform the HRA of the BLPSV-PC (Mar 20)
- HRA and Air Quality Update (Jan 18)
- HRA Screening Report (2017 draft)
- HRA Appendices (2017 maps)
- HRA Screening Report (2016)
- HRA Appendix (2016)
- Habitat Regulations Preliminary Screening Opinion Dec 2013 inc Jacobs report
Open space and recreation
- Open Space Study (2019)
- Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan (2016)
- Indoor Sport and Leisure Facility Strategy (2016)
Retail
- Retail Town Centre Study- Main report (2015)
- Retail Town Centre Study - Appendices (2015)
- Retail Town Centre Study - Annex A-B (2015)
Placemaking and design
- Tall Buildings Strategy (2019)
- Tall Buildings Technical and Baseline Study (2019)
- Maidenhead Town Centre Placemaking Study (2019)
- South West Maidenhead Placemaking Study (2019)
- Ascot Centre Placemaking Topic Paper (2019)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 - Main Document (2004)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 - Map of Borough (2004)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 1 - Appendices Map (2004)
- Landscape Character Assessment Part 2 - Landscape Strategy and Guidelines (2004)
- Townscape Assessment Vol 1- Maidenhead and Cookham (2010)
- Townscape Assessment Vol 2 -Windsor Group (2010)
- Townscape Assessment Vol 3 Ascot Group (2010)
- Maidenhead Tall Buildings Appraisal (2010)
- Conservation Areas
Travellers Local Plan
Joint Minerals and Waste Plan
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Town Hall
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Maidenhead
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United Kingdom