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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.
England · Local authority
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 dates6,832Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 4,998 approved or refused records
498Refused applications
4,500 approved · 498 refused · 163 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Dec 2023 to 10 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made260192
Application for submission of details to comply with the following conditions of planning approval 250415 dated 14.10.25. Condition 5 relates to materials.
Shinfield Park Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260193
Application for submission of details to comply with the following conditions of planning approval 250415 dated 14.10.25. Condition 22 relates to species specific enhancements.
Shinfield Park Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260194
Application for submission of details to comply with the following conditions of planning approval 250415 dated 14.10.25. Condition 25 relates to written scheme of investigation
Shinfield Park Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Valid260197
Householder application for the proposed erection of front double carport.
353 Nine Mile Ride Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3NH
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260198
Application for advertisement consent for 1no. non-illuminated, freestanding and removable advertisement board, and 1no. poster.
Refresh HQ 2nd Floor 3-4 Market Place RG40 1AL
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260199
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, plus changes to garage fenestration.
23 Swepstone Close Earley Wokingham RG6 3EZ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - AppealDetermined260200
Permission in principle application for the proposed erection of up to 9no. dwellings.
Brookfield Farm Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Berkshire RG40 3BU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260201
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single-storey side extension to form a garage, a single-storey rear extension, and a loft conversion incorporating a hip to gable roof extension, a rear dormer, roof lights and a Juliet balcony, with associated alterations to fenestration.
36 Luckley Road Wokingham RG41 2EN
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Valid260202
Full application for the change of use of the land to a mixed use of a residential and caravan site plus erection of a dwellinghouse (retrospective)
8 New Acres Nine Mile Ride Wokingham Wokingham RG40 3LZ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260203
Application to vary condition 8 of planning consent 221876 for the proposed erection of 1no. dwelling and detached garage. Condition 8 refers to Landscaping and the variation is to change the hedge from a Copper Beech hedge to a Conifer hedge.
7 Maple Grove Woodley RG5 4JQ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260204
Application for submission of details to comply with the Habitats Regulations 2017 following consent of planning approval 243098 dated 12.02.25 to seek to enter into a s106 legal agreement S106 to provide SANG and SAMM mitigation.
Stokes Farm Binfield Road Binfield Wokingham RG40 5PR
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260205
Application for a non-material amendment to planning permission ref. 250461 to allow the substitution of a window with French doors to the rear elevation serving the master bedroom.
6 Barber Close Hurst Wokingham RG10 0RZ
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260207
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension following removal of the existing veranda, plus changes to fenestration, installation of side canopy roof and the installation of solar panels.
127 Wilderness Road Earley Wokingham RG6 5RD
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision Made260208
Application for a certificate of existing lawful development for the erection of a garage with room above.
11 Duffield Road Woodley Wokingham RG5 4RL
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Decision Made260209
Full application for the change of use of land to a residential caravan site comprising the siting of seven static caravans for residential occupation, alongside ecological enhancements and associated ancillary works, utilising the existing vehicular access.
Highfield Park Eversley Road Arborfield RG2 4PP
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260210
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed part conversion of existing garage to create habitable accommodation plus changes to fenestration.
5 Geranium Close Crowthorne Wokingham RG45 6UY
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260212
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 250415 dated 14/10/25. Condition 16 relates to detailed landscaping.
Shinfield Park Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260213
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 250415 dated 14/10/25. Condition 9 relates to walking and cycling (PRoW).
Shinfield Park Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260214
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251318 dated 08/09/2025. Condition 3. External Materials. 5. Landscaping. 6. Drainage. 7. External Lighting.
Hatchgate End Hatch Gate Lane Cockpole Green Wargrave RG10 8NE
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260215
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 316/1986, WOODLAND 1 T1, Oak - Section fell. T2, Oak - Remove vertical stem with vertical crack extending 3-4m (as shown in photo). T3, Oak - Remove vertical stem extending 2-3m (as shown in photo). T4, Oak - Tip reduce by 2m to give clearance over Unit 2.
Land at Mileswood Farm Old Wokingham Road Crowthorne Wokingham RG40 3BU
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260216
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO – 16/1973 A13, Hornbeam Hedge height reduction to approx. 4m and all deadwood to be removed for numbers No. 5-6 Yew Close.
5 Yew Close Wokingham RG41 4AF
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260218
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 252237 dated 18 November 2025. Condition 4.
83 London Road Twyford Wokingham RG10 9EL
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260219
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 118/1977, AREA 1 and 2 T1, Wellingtonia – Fell and replace. T2, Wellingtonia – Fell and replace. T3, Cedar – Fell and replace.
Yeldall Manor Blakes Lane Wargrave Wokingham RG10 9XR
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Determination Made260220
Householder application for the proposed single storey side extension to facilitate installation of accessible washing facilities.
29 Sonning Meadows Sonning Wokingham RG4 6XB
Received 28 Jan 2026
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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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