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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Wokingham Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Wokingham Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,380Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 3,838 approved or refused records
367Refused applications
3,471 approved · 367 refused · 120 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Jul 2024 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policy and developer contributionsPre-application advice Find out about pre-application adviceConservation areas Listed buildings, heritage and conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@wokingham.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries01189746000Council source
- General council enquiries0800212111Council source
- General council enquiries01344351999Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Determination Made242005
Consultation from Reading Borough Council for the following: Demolition of existing buildings and erection of new buildings of 11 and 12 storeys, with amenity space at roof level (part indoor and set back), to provide 576 build to rent residential dwellings (Class C3) with residential amenity space, parking, landscaping and associated engineering works.
Napier Court Napier Road Reading
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242008
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent O/2014/2280 dated 02/04/2015. Condition 58 Part V, Long Term Monitoring and Maintenance.
Parcel V2N Biggs Lane Arborfield Reading RG2 9QT
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242009
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed part conversion of the existing detached garage and erection of a single storey extension to the garage to form a separate outbuilding.
97 Fairwater Drive Woodley Wokingham RG5 3JQ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - AppealDetermined242011
Full application for the proposed change of use of land for the siting of 2 no. Gypsy and Traveller pitches with creation of a second access off Finchampstead Road and associated installation of soft and hard landscaping.
Land east of Warren Lodge Warren Lane Finchampstead RG40 4HR RG40 4HR
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242012
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 240512 dated 23/07/2024. Condition 4 relates to a bat licence.
Dell House The Ridges Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3TA
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242013
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 33/1971, WOODLAND 1 T1, Willow – Fell.
St Catherines Lodge Bearwood Road Sindlesham Wokingham RG41 5BN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242014
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA T1, Leylandii – Fell.
The Cottage Ferry Lane Wargrave Wokingham RG10 8ET
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242015
Householder application for the proposed reconfiguring of the main roof from hipped to end gable, first floor and second floor extensions, including the addition of dormer windows and roof lights.
349 Hyde End Road Spencers Wood Wokingham RG7 1DD
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242016
Householder application for the proposed single storey side extension.
22 Elmley Close Wokingham RG41 1HP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242017
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed part conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation with associated changes to fenestration.
Dormar Western Avenue Woodley Wokingham RG5 3BH
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242018
Householder application for proposed single storey rear extension along with changes to fenestration.
4 Arbor Lane Winnersh Wokingham RG41 5JA
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242019
Application for a certificate of existing lawful development for the erection of an outbuilding to the rear of the dwelling.
1 Hill House Cottages Milley Lane Hare Hatch Wokingham RG10 9TH
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242021
Householder application for the installation of decking to incorporate metal railings and access steps to the rear of the property. (Retrospective)
112 Silverdale Road Earley Wokingham RG6 7LU
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242022
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 220819 dated 28/07/2022. Condition 8, Biodiversity Enhancements and Condition 9, External Lighting.
The Pavilion, Wokingham Cricket Club Sadlers End Sindlesham Wokingham RG41 5AW
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242023
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 232475 for changes to fenestration, addition of roof access equipment and updating of the ground floor level.
TOB1 Earley Gate Whiteknights Campus University of Reading
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242024
Application for advertisement consent for a non-illuminated hoarding.
Land to the west of St Annes Drive and south of London Road Wokingham RG40 1PB
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242025
Application for advertisement consent for 1 no. internally illuminated freestanding digital display.
Esso Service Station Bath Road Knowl Hill RG10 9UP
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242027
Prior approval submission for proposed change of use of the commercial premises on the first floor to 2 no. dwellings.
68 - 70 Peach Street Wokingham Berkshire
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242028
Full application for the change of use of amenity land to residential garden, including erection of a new boundary fence. (Retrospective)
22 Keephatch Road Wokingham RG40 1QJ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242029
Full application for the change of use of land for the stationing of a caravan for mixed use purposes for 1) office to manage the Victoria Gardens caravan site and 2) office in connection with property services business (retrospective)
Victoria Gardens 31 Barkham Ride Wokingham RG40 4EX
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242030
Householder application for the proposed erection of a part single part two storey front extension, two storey side extension, part single part two storey rear extension, a loft conversion to create habitable accommodation including the erection of 2no. rear dormers following demolition of the existing detached garage, plus changes to fenestration.
8 Salmond Road Shinfield Wokingham RG2 8QN
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242031
Householder application for the proposed loft conversion to create habitable accommodation and changes to fenestration.
144 Westall Street Shinfield Wokingham RG2 9RL
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242034
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 230049 for a widened driveway. (Retrospective)
75 Chiltern Crescent Earley Wokingham RG6 1AL
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Determination Made242036
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 3/1951, WOODLAND 3 T1, Sweet Chestnut – Cut back to provide approx. 2m clearance from the roof of no. 124 Nightingale Road; crown reduction of northeast quadrant by 1-2m; remove major deadwood overhanging no. 124.
126 Nightingale Road Woodley Wokingham RG5 3LZ
Received 7 Aug 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Wokingham Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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