Social Value Ideas for Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

New asset management framework

The council is developing an asset management framework and corporate landlord approach to shift from fragmented, service-led property decisions to a coordinated, strategic model for the whole estate.…

“Speaker 4: So tonight is an opportunity for members to help shape the direction of travel rather than focus on the finer points of the Finnish strateg…”

Aging estate and maintenance

Officers said the estate includes aging assets that have lacked investment, creating maintenance, cost and operational pressures. The framework is meant to support more proactive and evidence-led prio…

“Speaker 6: So there are growing demands and pressures on the service and on the council. We know about the financial position, but also a need to deli…”

Condition survey programme

The council has funded catch-up condition surveys across the estate this financial year, with a five-year rolling programme planned thereafter. Prioritised surveys are being commissioned now and will …

“Speaker 6: So the budget that was put in effectively was to do catch up surveys during the course of this year and then effectively over future years,…”

Contract management missing

The chair identified that contract management was not explicitly mentioned in the framework, despite being relevant to lease income, car park arrangements and maintenance contracts. Officers said cont…

“Speaker 0: I didn't see in the entire framework, asset management framework, a single mention of contracts or contract management or the contract mana…”

RAG scoring and KPIs

Members asked for clearer reporting on the RAG-rated asset challenge process and suggested that a rolled-up KPI or similar reporting could show whether the estate is moving out of red status. Officers…

“Speaker 0: So I think we can adopt. But then maybe I'll I like I also quite like the idea of a KPI a rolled up KPI that shows that there is actually i…”

Invite Heathrow to forum

Action to invite Heathrow Airport to attend the next aviation forum meeting and provide a full update on expansion.

“Action number one, action for Chris Joyce to invite Heathrow Airport to the next forum in April.”

Western Rail Link to Heathrow

Transport interventions aligned with Heathrow expansion; Western Rail Link to Heathrow discussed as top priority to provide direct Maidenhead/Slough rail access to Terminal areas; need promoter delive…

“Western Rail Link to Heathrow... direct trains to Heathrow Airport from the Great Western Mainline... via New Rail Link... would be both to Terminal 5…”

Heathrow expansion timeline & policy

Heathrow engagement via planning groups; environmental statement chapters; DoT consultation on NPS; public consultation; DCO submission timeline; RBWM response and need for written commitments.

“Heathrow has continued its engagement through the monthly planning working group... updated program of activity. Broadly, the key dates during the cou…”

Airport bus services development

Enhancing bus connections to Heathrow; ongoing Heathrow support for extended operating hours and frequent services; potential to extend other routes (703 Windsor/Ascot; Go To Gate Datchet) through Win…

“Heathrow have been supporting increased operating hours and frequency; 703 service goes to Windsor and Ascot; Go to Gate shuttle to Datchet; sustained…”

Householder extension approved

The committee approved the planning application for a single-storey side extension, enlarged side dormers and an air-conditioning unit at 28 Saint Andrew's Crescent. Officers and members concluded the…

“There is a motion on the table posed by councilor Tizzy, seconded by councilor Buckley to accept planning permission in line with officer recommendati…”

Party wall and noise fall outside planning

Members raised whether damp, air-brick obstruction, the Party Wall Act and noise from the AC unit could be controlled through planning conditions. Officers said these matters were outside planning, co…

“Yeah. Yeah. There is guidance we can refer the applicant to. I I don't want to get into the details. I'm not an expert on the on the party audits. It'…”

Permitted development fallback noted

Officers repeatedly noted that the single-storey side extension could be built under permitted development, so similar built form could proceed even without planning permission. This materially weaken…

“In terms of the single in terms of the proposed single story side extension, I would like to note that something of this scale could be constructed un…”