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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 dates7,494Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 5,437 approved or refused records
546Refused applications
4,891 approved · 546 refused · 188 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Sept 2023 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made261571
Householder application for the proposed single storey front extension following demolition of existing porch, two storey side extension following demolition of existing garage, including extension of existing dormer windows, single storey rear extension and re-landscaping to front to provide additional off-street parking.
18 Foxcote Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3PE
Received 5 Jul 2026 - Valid261573
Full application for the proposed erection of 1 no. single storey building to form a store, with associated landscaping.
Land to North of Pulleyn Transport Yard Church Lane Three Mile Cross RG7 1HB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261574
Householder application for the proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions and a part single part two storey side extension following demolition of the existing carport, sunroom and living room, plus conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation, modification of the existing single storey garage roof and changes to fenestration.
391 Wokingham Road Earley Wokingham RG6 7EH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261575
T001 Oak Reduce lateral spread on eastern half of canopy towards 15 Heathermount Drive by 2 to 2.5 metres back to suitable growth points. Tree height unchanged. Grade cuts into surrounding canopy on north and south sides to create a sympathetic natural canopy shape. Remove deadwood. T002 Oak Reduce overextended branch over roof of number 15 by 2 metres back to previous reduction points. Reduce low pendulous secondary branches under 40mm diameter as required to create 2 metre crown clearance to dwelling pruning back to source where necessary to avoid leaving stub cuts.
15 Heathermount Drive Crowthorne Wokingham RG45 6HJ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261576
T002 Oak TPO-0780-1996 to Reduce overextended branch over roof of number 15 by 2 metres from 8 metres to 6 metres radius back to previous reduction points. Reduce low pendulous secondary branches under 40mm diameter as required to create 2 metre crown clearance to dwelling pruning back to source where necessary to avoid leaving stub cuts
17 Heathermount Drive Crowthorne Wokingham RG45 6HJ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261577
Application for non-material amendment to Reserved Matters approval 221844 for amendments to Conditions 2 (Approved Details), 19 (Ancillary Accommodation) and 20 (Specialist Supported Accommodation).
Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 4QY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261578
Householder application for the proposed insertion of dormers and roof lights to facilitate conversion of loft to create habitable accommodation.
35 Woodwaye Woodley Wokingham RG5 3HB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261579
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 252489 dated 01.07.2026. Condition 6 relates to drainage details, 14 to tunnel details, 16 to excavated material management plan, 17 to radon protection measures.
Strowdes Estate Culham Lane Remenham RG10 8NU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Valid261580
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 181194 dated 14/11/2018. Part Discharge Condition 29 Badgers (in relation to the Sports Hub Land only).
Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Wokingham RG40 4QY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261581
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of Reserved Matters approval 241962 dated 07/04/2025. Condition 12 PV Panels.
Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Wokingham RG40 4QY
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261582
Full application for the proposed sub-division of existing house into 2 no. dwellings, including demolition of existing conservatory.
192 Silverdale Road Earley Wokingham RG6 7NB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261583
(retrospective) Householder application for the proposed part- conversion of the existing garage.
27 Bolton Drive Shinfield Wokingham RG2 9RD
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261584
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 762/1995, T2 T2, Red Oak - Remove deadwood over 1m long / 25mm diameter; reduce tips of declining branches focusing on eastern and southern sides of crown by up to 2m (from 10-12m to 8-10m) back to new healthy growth; crown lift to create 3m canopy clearance over pavement.
292 Barkham Road Wokingham RG41 4DA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261585
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS TO TREE(S) IN A CONSERVATION AREA. G1 (Conifer Hedge). Reduce height, trim sides back to previous pruning points. Final height 10-12m.
The Queens Oak Church Lane Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 4LS
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Valid261586
Application to remove condition 10 (caravan occupancy) of planning consent 173248 for the expansion of the caravan site.
The Homestead Park Lane Charvil Wokingham RG10 9TR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261587
Householder application for the proposed erection of a part single part two storey rear and side extension linking existing detached garage plus garage conversion to habitable accommodation along with associated changes to fenestration.
25 Loxwood Earley Wokingham RG6 5QZ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261588
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22.05.2026. Condition 23 relates to noise mitigation.
Land At Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Valid261589
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22.05.2026. Condition 33 relates to species specific enhancements, 34 to ecological CEMP.
Land At Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Valid261590
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22.05.2026. Condition 4 relates to cross sectional detail.
Land At Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Valid261591
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22/05/2026. Condition 7 relates to the existing vehicle access (Toutley Road).
Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261592
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22/05/2026. Condition 10 relates to electric vehicle car charging.
Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261593
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22/05/2026. Condition 21. Details of boundary treatments.
Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Determination Made261594
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 251421 dated 22/05/2026. Condition 30. Bin Storage.
Old Forest Road Winnersh Wokingham RG41 1LA
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Valid261595
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 181194 dated 14/11/2018. Part Discharge Conditions 33. Construction Accesses. 43. CEMP. In relation to the Sports Hub land only.
Hogwood Farm Sheerlands Road Wokingham RG40 4QY
Received 7 Jul 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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