The play area known as Ivydene, adjacent to Portman Road, is to be completely refurbished later this year. The existing equipment and surfacing have reached the end of their life and we are taking this opportunity to replace all the items and reconfigure the area to make best use of the...More
Following Network Rail’s completion of the Cow Lane Highway improvement works; a proposal has been developed including the closure of Milford Road and Meadow Road, and the removal of the width restriction on Addison Road, north of its junction with Ross Road.
This proposal will create a...More
Your Say on Southcote (Secondary) is your chance to tell us what should be on offer to young people in your local area. We are also collecting the ideas and views of parents and primary school children with two other surveys. More
Your Say on Southcote (Parents) is your chance to tell us what should be on offer to your children aged 10-15 years old in the Southcote area. We are also collecting the ideas and views of primary and secondary school children with two other surveys. More
Your Say on Southcote (Primary) is your chance to help us decide what should be on offer to children in the Southcote area. We are also collecting the ideas and views of parents and secondary school children with two other surveys. More
Reading Borough Council is an Apprenticeship Levy paying organisation. The council has not yet fully-utilised 100% of its apprenticeship levy. We are allowed to pass on some of our levy to other organisations. The levy can be used to upskill your existing staff and becoming an Apprentice does...More
The Council has published a discussion paper on the Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) for consultation. The SCI is a planning document that details how consultation and community involvement on plans and major developments will be carried out. The Council’s most recent SCI was adopted in...More
Further to the recent informal consultations and drop in session in relation to the proposed resident permit scheme in Lower Caversham, officers and Ward Councillors have considered the feedback that was received and a statutory consultation is now being carried out for the attached resident...More
We all need a bit of help sometimes. Adults who are living with a disability or long term health condition may need extra support to stay well and independent, and Reading’s Adult Social Care service is there to make sure that support is in place when it’s needed. From advice about local...More
We are proposing to relocate the play area at Lock Place because it is located next to the river which is not an entirely child-friendly environment and the equipment is also getting a bit old and in need of replacement.
We are proposing to relocate it to the grassed area at the junction of...More
A parking scheme was implemented around the Hospital & University area in early 2017. A scheme update was reported to the Traffic Management Sub-Committee in September 2017, where it was agreed that another Statutory Consultation should take place to expand the existing pay & display...More
To introduce, remove or amend existing waiting restrictions and parking places either in the interests of safety or in response to demand. This has necessitated changing or revising existing Traffic Orders. Objections or comments should be sent in by:
filling out the online survey below
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The Council is consulting on plans for the future of Palmer Park. The Draft Palmer Park Development Framework is a planning document which looks in particular at how a new swimming pool could be accommodated within Palmer Park, as well as other options for improvement.
Consultation on the...More
Please only use this survey if you are a member of the Council's citizens' panel. Otheriwise, there is a separate version of the survey on the consultation hub.
The Council has a duty to protect the health of its residents, and it receives a specific allocation of funding from central...More
The Council has a duty to protect the health of its residents, and it receives a specific allocation of funding from central government to do this – the Public Health Grant. Public Health responsibilities involve taking steps to help the local population stay well. These are different...More
Residents are being asked for their views as part of the Council review of polling districts and polling stations in Reading.
Every local authority must review its polling districts and polling places every five years, with a public consultation forming part of that review. It is important...More
The Council is reviewing in-house services across Adult Social Care in order to ensure that services are sustainable and able to meet the need of our communities, now and in the future.
As part of this process we are reviewing our facilities and the buildings that we run these...More
The Council is reviewing in-house services across Adult Social Care in order to ensure that services are sustainable and able to meet the need of our communities, now and in the future.
As part of this process we are reviewing our facilities and the buildings that we run...More
The Council has been asked to consider the introduction of an on-street Residents Permit Parking scheme in East Reading, due to parking pressures in this area of Reading.
Informal consultations were carried out in January and July this year. The results of the first informal consultation...More
Like all local authorities, Reading Borough Council faces significant financial pressures with reduced funding from central government and increasing demand on its services. These pressures are predicted to increase in the future and the Council needs to make savings to ensure it is able to...More
Reading Borough Council is always working to improve local air quality. Electric Vehicles (EVs) have zero tailpipe emissions, meaning that an increase in their uptake in place of traditional combustion engine vehicles will be good for local air quality. They can also provide owners with...More
We would like to gather feedback from parent carers, children and young people, and p ractitioners about the SEND Local Offer.
Your feedback will help us improve the SEND Local Offer website, so that you can find the information quickly as more e fficiently.
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We have reviewed our Co-Ordinated Admissions Scheme for Primary, Infant, Junior and Secondary schools for Reading Borough Council for the 2020/2021 academic year and Admissions Policy for Infant, Junior and Primary Schools 2020/2021. As a result we are proposing some amendments.
The...More
The Council has been asked to consider the introduction of an on-street Residents Permit Parking scheme in The Willows & St Stephens Close, due to parking pressures in this area.
Following the approval of the Traffic Management Sub-Committee in November 2018, we are now conducting a legal...More
We have been asked to consider the introduction of an on-street Residents Permit Parking scheme in Harrow Court, due to parking pressures in this area of Reading.
We have conducted two informal consultations in Harrow Court this year. The first one in January provided residents with...More
We are constantly reviewing the ways in which we deliver services, including adult social care services, to ensure they are appropriate, effective, cost efficient and sustainable.
As a part of this process, we are reviewing elements of the Reading’s Reablement Service to...More
We have been asked to consider the introduction of an on-street Residents Permit Parking scheme in Lower Caversham, due to parking pressures in this area of Reading.
An informal consultation was conducted in January this year, the results demonstrating that there was majority...More
We are consulting with the residents in the Orts Road area to get feedback and views on neighbourhood issues. With this information, we hope to work with Council and Police partners, along with residents to improve the area for everybody.
We would ask that you complete this...More