The Chair made the following announcement:

‘I regret to inform Members of the sad news that former Councillor Chris Goodall passed away over the weekend.

Chris was elected to the newly-formed Reading Borough Council in 1973 as a councillor for Church ward and was appointed Leader of the Labour Group.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.

The Minutes of the meeting held on 15 June 2026 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Questions on the following matters were submitted by Councillors:

This report seeks approval to participate in, and help lead, a joint Thames Valley partnership including all Oxfordshire councils, Berkshire unitary authorities and Swindon Borough Council, to progress the pre-inception phase of work for a Thames Valley Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) as set out in the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.

The Committee considered a report seeking approval to participate in, and help lead, a joint Thames Valley partnership including all Oxfordshire councils, Berkshire unitary authorities and Swindon Borough Council, to progress the pre-inception phase of work for a Thames Valley Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) as set out in the Planning  ...  view the full minutes text for item 17.

This report sets out the provisional revenue and capital outturn positions for the Council’s General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) for 2025/26, as well as performance against the measures of success published in the Council Plan.

The Committee considered a report setting out the provisional revenue and capital outturn positions for the Council’s General Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) for 2025/26 and performance for the full year against the measures of success published in the Council Plan.  The following documents were attached to the report:  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18.

The following motion will be moved by the Chair:

“That, pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following items on the agenda, as it is likely that there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of that Act”

Resolved –

That pursuant to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), members of the press and public be excluded during consideration of item 20 below as it was likely that there would be a disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs specified in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19.

The Committee considered a report setting out the proposed decommissioning of the Caversham Road Pods as part of a transition towards the approach set out in the Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026 – 2031 and accompanying Action Plan, as approved by Housing, Neighbourhood and Leisure Committee at its  ...  view the full minutes text for item 20.