Public petitions and questions may be submitted on any matter within the Committee’s responsibilities. Submissions should be emailed to committee.services@reading.gov.uk and must be received no later than 12 noon, four clear working days before the meeting.

This report sets out a Draft Reading Town Centre Vision for the purposes of undertaking wider public and stakeholder consultation as the overarching place?shaping framework for Central Reading.

This report provides an overview of the outcomes of the enhanced environmental enforcement trial and seeks approval to proceed with the procurement of a fixed?term enhanced environmental enforcement contract.

This report proposes a package of updates to the Council’s off?street parking tariffs to modernise and simplify the structure, improve consistency, support town?centre activity, and ensure charges remain aligned with wider transport, environmental and public health objectives.

This report provides an update on schemes for Battle Street, Southcote Lane and Dee Park Phase 3 and seeks relevant approvals to progress these to the next phases of development. It also provides an update on LANB delivery to date including new sites in feasibility, the new Whitley Wood Community Centre, acquisitions and the fourth round of MHCLG’s Local Authority Housing Fund programme and seeks approvals to progress these schemes including spend and budget approvals and permission to bid for Homes England grant funding.

This report sets out for approval the proposed Local Area SEND Reform Plan for Reading.

This report provides an overview of all elements of Crisis & Resilience Fund support being proposed to support low-income households within the borough.

This report asks the Policy Committee to make appointments to outside bodies for the Municipal Year 2026/27.

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”