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Windsor and Maidenhead: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

Read on 24 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: Unitary authority (unitary), England, South East. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code E06000040.

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The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Housing

The adopted Borough Local Plan 2013–2033 makes provision for at least 14,240 homes.

“The plan makes provision to deliver at least 14,240 homes to meet projected housing need, as required by Government, aiming to provide for the right amount of high-quality new housing in the right places, including affordable housing, family housing and accessible housing for those with limited mobility.”

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, undated. Read 24 September 2026. Council news item on adoption; plan adopted 8 February 2022 (https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/development-plan/adopted-local-plan).

Local plans on the national planning register Updated automatically

  • Borough Local Plan 2013-2033 — adopted, plan period 2013–2033, housing requirement 14,240 homes (entry updated 24 June 2026)
  • Development Plan for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (entry updated 24 June 2026)

MHCLG planning data platform (planning.data.gov.uk), as supplied by the council; Open Government Licence. Stages are as recorded there, and some entries are old: each shows when the council last updated it.

Transport

A Local Transport Delivery Plan setting out transport and highway investment to March 2030 went to Cabinet on 16 July 2026.

“The Local Transport Delivery Plan outlines proposals for transport and highway investment across the Royal Borough through to March 2030.”

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, 16 July 2026. Read 24 September 2026.

Council tax

Band D set by Windsor and Maidenhead for 2026–27: £1,526.63 of a £1,952.62 total bill in the area. MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Open Government Licence).

The Royal Borough set a Band D council tax of £1,504.41 for 2026/27, using government permission to raise council tax by 7.49%.

“The Royal Borough has set a Band D equivalent council tax (including Adult Social Care precept) at £1,504.41 for the year ending 31 March 2027.”

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, undated. Read 24 September 2026. 'Your guide to council tax 2026/27'. Verified with pdftotext. Council news 4 March 2026: 'will utilise the permission granted by the government to raise borough council tax by 7.49% from April 2026' (https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/news/2026/royal-borough-sets-balanced-budget-202627).

Environment

The Environment and Climate Strategy sets a borough net-zero carbon emissions target of 2050.

“The Environment and Climate Strategy sets out the Council's vision and actions to achieve the Borough's net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050”

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, undated. Read 24 September 2026. A new 'Environment and Climate Strategy 2026-2035' is on RBWM Together (not readable).

Education

The council approved closure of the Resourced Provision at Riverside Primary School and Nursery by the end of summer 2026.

“It is proposed that the Resourced Provision at Riverside Primary School and Nursery, which is specifically for Speech Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) will be closed by the end of Summer 2026.”

Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, undated. Read 24 September 2026. Consultation closed 8 April 2026; page states final decision made 14 July 2026. The council's 'Planned changes to schools' page lists only 2022–2024 items.

What Windsor and Maidenhead is deciding

Every item on the agendas of Full Council and the Cabinet, as the council titled it, from about six months back to three months ahead. Left out: section headings, procedural items (apologies, minutes, declarations of interest, announcements, questions, appointments), anything about councillors’ attendance or allowances (which this site does not show), and private items the council itself withholds. Motions are shown with whoever the council’s agenda says proposed them; a councillor’s party is from Open Council Data.

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Recently

7 earlier meetings

  • Thu, 30 July 2026 · Full Council · Extraordinary

    • Approval of Capital Budget for waste and recycling collection vehiclesResult: agreed, 30 July 2026. “AGREED: That Council noted the report and: i) Approved a capital budget of £7,164,127 funded by RBWM, and the appropriate virements, to deliver an “as is” service for the purchase of a fleet of waste collection vehicles which will be owned by RBWM but managed and maintained by Serco as part of the contract.” Minutes

  • Thu, 16 July 2026 · Cabinet

    • Month 2 Budget Monitoring ReportResult: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Noted the forecast revenue outturn for 2026/27 which is an underspend on service budgets of £0.201m and an underspend of £1.838 on non-service and funding budgets, giving a total underspend against budget of £2.039m;” Minutes
    • Section 106 affordable housing capital request - Phipps CloseResult: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Approved a capital budget along with the appropriate virements, of £175,000, funded from Section 106 affordable housing funds for a 4- bed house at Phipps Close, Maidenhead to enable the delivery of the house as affordable housing with a tenure of affordable rent capped at the Local Housing Allowance level, payable from the Capital Programme 2026/27. This approval is subject to Housing Solutions receipt of £55,000 from a Homes England grant.” Minutes
    • Optalis Annual Report and Business PlanResult: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That the agenda order of business be amended so that agenda item 10 be heard next.” Minutes
    • Asset Management Framework and StrategyResult: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Approved the Asset Management Framework for adoption as the council's strategic framework for the management of its property portfolio” Minutes
    • RBWM Local Transport Delivery PlanResult: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Supported the submission of a Local Transport Delivery Plan to the Department for Transport based upon the allocation of grant funding to initiatives as set out in the report.” Minutes
    • Youth Justice Plan 2026-27Result: agreed, 16 July 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Recommended that Council adopted the Youth Justice Plan 2026/27.” Minutes
    • Corporate Cleaning ContractMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes

  • Mon, 13 July 2026 · Full Council

    • Community Governance ReviewResult: agreed, 13 July 2026. “AGREED UNANIMOUSLY: That Council noted the report referred by Cabinet and: i) Approved the Terms of Reference for the community governance review.” Minutes
    • Council Report - Use of Urgency - Transformation ProcurementResult: agreed, 13 July 2026. “AGREED: That Council noted the report and: i) Noted the reasons provided for the Cabinet decision on the Future Shape RBWM Phase 2 Transformation Programme being considered as an urgency item.” Minutes
    • Environment & Climate Strategy 2026-2035Result: agreed, 13 July 2026. “AGREED UNANIMOUSLY: That Council noted the report referred by Cabinet and: i) Approved the Environment & Climate Strategy 2026-2035.” Minutes
    • S106 Affordable Housing Contribution request - Heatherwood RoyalResult: agreed, 13 July 2026 (26 for, 3 against, 2 abstained). “AGREED: That Council noted the report referred by Cabinet and: i) Approved the entering of this project, through the appropriate virements within the capital programme to create a capital budget of £3,400,000, funded from Section 106 affordable housing funds for 59 flats at Heatherwood Royal, Ascot to enable the delivery of the flats as affordable housing with a tenure of social rent, payable from the Capital Programme 2026/27. And subject to receipt of £8.56m Homes England grant to Man Group.” Minutes
    • Overview & Scrutiny Annual ReportResult: agreed, 13 July 2026. “AGREED: That Council noted the report and: i) Noted the work of Overview and Scrutiny in the 2025/26 municipal year.” Minutes
    • Audit & Governance Annual ReportResult: agreed, 13 July 2026. “AGREED: That Council noted the report and: i) Noted the report and took assurances on the work of the Committee during the 2025/26 municipal year.” Minutes

  • Tue, 30 June 2026 · Cabinet

    • 2025/26 Provisional Outturn ReportResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) noted the provisional revenue outturn for 2025/26 which is an underspend on service budgets of £2.405m and an underspend of £0.674 on non-service budgets, giving a total underspend against budget of £3.079m (paragraph 4 and Appendix A);” Minutes
    • Q4 2025/26 Quarterly Assurance ReportResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Reviewed and commented on the Quarterly Assurance Report setting out progress against the performance indicators (Q4 2025/26), risk register, internal audit recommendations, workforce data and progress of the Future Shape RBWM corporate transformation programme” Minutes
    • Appointments to Outside BodiesResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That cabinet noted the report and: i) Appointed representatives to serve on the organisations listed in Appendix B.” Minutes
    • 2027/28 Budget Setting & Medium-Term Financial PlanResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Adopted the process set out in this document for setting the 2027/28 budget; and” Minutes
    • Extension of Waste collection and allied services contractResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That cabinet noted the report and: i) Approve the extension of the Waste and Allied Services contract for the 8-year extension option with Serco.” Minutes
    • Local Authority Housing Fund 3 (LAHF3) acquisition of properties and approval of capital fundingResult: withdrawn, 30 June 2026. “This item was withdrawn from the agenda prior to the meeting.” Minutes
    • Thames Valley Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) - Development and GovernanceResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That cabinet noted the report and: i) Approved the establishment of a partnership with the councils covering Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Swindon to develop a statutory Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) for the Thames Valley area as detailed in the report.” Minutes
    • Quarry Wood Road, Cookham - Speed Limit ReductionResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: ii) Agreed to a speed limit reduction from 40mph to 30mph along the full extent of Quarry Wood Road.” Minutes
    • Business Case: 18+ Step-Down Supported Accommodation ProjectResult: agreed, 30 June 2026. “It was felt at this point that it was best to move into Part II to have a further discussion specifically around the location of the premises, but that the decision would be published within the Part I minutes, which is shown below: AGREED: That cabinet noted the report and: i) Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Windsor, to enter into a lease agreement for the property (demised as …” Minutes

  • Wed, 17 June 2026 · Cabinet · Extraordinary

    • Maidenhead United Football Club - public open space consultationResult: agreed, 17 June 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Confirmed that all objections received had received conscientious consideration” Minutes

  • Tue, 19 May 2026 · Cabinet

    • Decision on the future of the Resourced Provision at Riverside Primary SchoolResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Considered the outcome of the public consultation, including the representations received as summarised in this report and provided at Appendix C.” Minutes
    • Section 106 Affordable Housing Contribution request - Heatherwood RoyalResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Recommended that Council approved a capital budget of £3,400,000, funded from Section 106 affordable housing funds for 59 flats at Heatherwood Royal, Ascot to enable the delivery of the flats as affordable housing with a tenure of social rent, payable from the Capital Programme 2026/27. And subject to receipt of £8.56m Homes England grant to Man Group.” Minutes
    • New Local Plan - Timetable and CommencementResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Approved the publication of the Council’s formal ‘Notice of Intention to Commence’ the new local plan by no later than 25 June 2026” Minutes
    • Change of age range at Hilltop First SchoolResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Considered the outcome of the public consultation, including the representations received as summarised in this report and provided at Appendix B.” Minutes
    • Traffic Model Contract - Delegation of Authority to AwardResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Planning and Governance to approve the appointment of the preferred bidder following a tender process for the traffic modelling contract.” Minutes
    • LGSCO Case 2402346: Final report for considerationResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Noted the findings of the LGSCO final report ii) Reviewed and endorsed the proposed actions to ensure full compliance with the LGSCO recommendations” Minutes
    • Update report from the RBWM Financial Improvement and Sustainability BoardResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Discussed the contents of the appended report from the independent Financial Improvement and Sustainability Board and asked questions to the board chair as appropriate.” Minutes
    • Local Flood Risk Management Strategy Approval to undertake Public ConsultationResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That the order of business be amended so that agenda item 9 be heard next.” Minutes
    • Future Shape RBWM Phase 2 Transformation ProgrammeResult: agreed, 19 May 2026. “AGREED: That Cabinet noted the report and: i) Approved the approach to procure a specialist transformation partner (or partners) to support with the design and implementation of phase 2 of the Future Shape transformation programme” Minutes

  • Tue, 12 May 2026 · Full Council · Annual Meeting

    • Establishment of Committees and Associated Matters 2026/27Result: agreed, 12 May 2026. “On the proposition of Councillor Bermange and seconded by Councillor Werner it was: RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Council noted the report and: i) Approved the membership of the committees, panels and forums for the ensuing Municipal Year 2026/27 as detailed in Appendix B;” Minutes

From the council’s own meeting papers (Modern.gov), read 2 November 2026. Refreshed weekly. Once a meeting’s minutes are published, each item shows the result in the minutes’ own words (carried, lost, withdrawn, deferred, noted or agreed), the recorded vote where the minutes give one, and a link to the minutes; where those words are not found, the page says so rather than guessing.

What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Windsor and Maidenhead reported it to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in England.

Windsor and Maidenhead: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
ServiceBudget
Education services£100.9 million
Highways and transport services£3.3 million
Children's social care£44.7 million
Adult social care£73.5 million
Public health£6.1 million
Housing services (general fund only)£8.9 million
Cultural and related services£2.9 million
Environmental and regulatory services£15.4 million
Planning and development services£3.0 million
Police servicesnone budgeted
Fire and rescue servicesnone budgeted
Central services£3.5 million
Other servicesnone budgeted
Total service expenditure£262.2 million

Net current expenditure: net of sales, fees and charges; spending funded by the NHS, such as through the Better Care Fund, is excluded.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Revenue Account Budget 2026 to 2027, individual local authority data (part 1), updated 11 June 2026 (Open Government Licence).

Life in Windsor and Maidenhead: the official facts

Facts about the people who live here: their pay, homes, health and more, from official statistics. They describe the place, not you, and every council gets the same list. Each shows when it was measured.

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People living here
159,776 people 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsAn official estimate of everyone who lives in the area, in the middle of the year.
Typical age
43 years 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsHalf the people who live here are younger than this and half are older.
Money to live on, per person, per year
£38,211 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage household income per person after taxes, with benefits added: what people have to spend or save.
Typical weekly pay, before tax
£754 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsFor employees who live here: half earn more than this each week, half earn less.
Children growing up in poverty
13.0% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsThe share of children under 16 in families on low incomes once housing costs are paid.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.5% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsThe share of people aged 16 to 64 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while looking for work.
Average price of a home
£583,688 August 2026 · HM Land RegistryThe average price of a home here in the month shown.
How many years of pay a home costs
11.6 times yearly pay 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsA typical home's price divided by the typical yearly pay of people who live here.
Years in good health: women
68.9 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a girl born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Years in good health: men
67.3 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a boy born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Greenhouse gases, per person
4.9 tonnes per person 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroEmissions from the area in a year, shared out per resident, in tonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
85.8% 1 January 2026 · OfcomThe share of addresses that can get gigabit broadband (1,000 Mbps).
Public chargers for electric cars
149.7 per 100,000 people 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublic charging points at all speeds, for every 100,000 people.
Businesses trading here
9,820 businesses 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with sales or staff in the year.

More figures for Windsor and Maidenhead from the ONS

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

41 seats in 2026. Run by: Liberal Democrats, with a majority. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 21, Conservative and Unionist 7, Independent / Other 6, the Borough first 3, Old Windsor Residents Association 2, Reform UK 1, National Flood Prevention Party 1.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 41 councillors, by ward
  • Asghar Majeed (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
  • Julian Sharpe (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
  • Sally Coneron (Conservative and Unionist) — Ascot & Sunninghill
  • Siân Martin (Liberal Democrats) — Belmont
  • Simon Bond (Liberal Democrats) — Belmont
  • Mandy Brar (Liberal Democrats) — Bisham & Cookham
  • Mark Howard (Liberal Democrats) — Bisham & Cookham
  • Adam Bermange (Liberal Democrats) — Boyn Hill
  • George Shaw (Liberal Democrats) — Boyn Hill
  • Leo Walters (Conservative and Unionist) — Bray
  • Suzanne Cross (Independent / Other) — Bray
  • Alison Carpenter (the Borough first) — Clewer & Dedworth East
  • Helen Price (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth East
  • Carole Da Costa (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth West
  • Wisdom Da Costa (Independent / Other) — Clewer & Dedworth West
  • Amy Tisi (Liberal Democrats) — Clewer East
  • Karen Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Clewer East
  • Chris Moriarty (Liberal Democrats) — Cox Green
  • Gary Reeves (Liberal Democrats) — Cox Green
  • David Buckley (Reform UK) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
  • Ewan Larcombe (National Flood Prevention Party) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
  • Jodie Grove (Independent / Other) — Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury
  • Devon Davies (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
  • Julian Tisi (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
  • Mark Wilson (Liberal Democrats) — Eton & Castle
  • Catherine Del Campo (Liberal Democrats) — Furze Platt
  • Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrats) — Furze Platt
  • George Blundell (Liberal Democrats) — Hurley & Walthams
  • Maureen Hunt (Conservative and Unionist) — Hurley & Walthams
  • Lynne Jones (Old Windsor Residents Association) — Old Windsor
  • Neil Knowles (Old Windsor Residents Association) — Old Windsor
  • Geoff Hill (Liberal Democrats) — Oldfield
  • Helen Taylor (the Borough first) — Oldfield
  • Clive Baskerville (Liberal Democrats) — Pinkneys Green
  • Simon Werner (Liberal Democrats) — Pinkneys Green
  • Kashmir Singh (Independent / Other) — Riverside
  • Richard Coe (Liberal Democrats) — Riverside
  • Gurch Singh (Liberal Democrats) — St Mary's
  • Jack Douglas (the Borough first) — St Mary's
  • Genevieve Gosling (Conservative and Unionist) — Sunningdale & Cheapside
  • Sayonara Luxton (Conservative and Unionist) — Sunningdale & Cheapside

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

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