Housing Strategy 2020 to 2036

West Berkshire Council's Housing Strategy for 2020 to 2036 [6MB]  was adopted on 25 March 2021.

The Housing Strategy sets out the Council's approach for delivering strategic housing priorities, and it details a range of actions that the Council intends to take in partnership with relevant partners and stakeholders.

The Housing Strategy explains how we intend to deliver the Council's vision through two key priorities:

• Enable every resident to have access to a home that meets their needs
• Reduce homelessness 

This strategy sets out the context both nationally and locally, which, alongside the Council's strategic vision, frame our priorities and the actions and interventions detailed within the robust Housing Strategy Delivery Plan.

This strategy should be read in conjunction with the following Council strategies:

• West Berkshire Vision 2036 (2023) [4MB]
• West Berkshire Council Strategy 2019-2023 [18MB]  - building on our strengths  
• The Local Plan - to provide opportunities for affordable housing 
• Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2020-2025 [2MB]  
• Environment Strategy 2020-2030 [3MB]  - for greener homes
• Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2017-2020 [2MB]
• Domestic Abuse Strategy 2020-2023 [978KB]