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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 · 5,436 approved or refused records
546Refused applications
4,890 approved · 546 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Made261851
Full application for the proposed installation of an entrance canopy following demolition of the existing entrance canopy.
500 South Oak Way Shinfield Wokingham RG2 6AD
Received 5 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261853
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing veranda.
19 Reeds Avenue Earley Wokingham RG6 5SP
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261854
Householder application for the proposed erection of a two storey side and single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and outbuildings.
5 Tennyson Road Woodley Wokingham RG5 3RH
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261857
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed replacement and resurfacing of the existing parking and driveway areas with permeable paving, including associated preparation and relaying works, with surface water retained and discharged to permeable areas within the curtilage.
The Moorings Loddon Drive Wargrave Wokingham RG10 8HL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Valid261859
Full application for the change of use of land to extend an existing Holiday Park to comprise 17 caravans for tourist accommodation, one site office, bin storage area and associated landscaping.
Fairlands Caravan Site Church Road Farley Hill Wokingham RG7 1TU
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261860
Householder application for the proposed single-storey rear extension replacing existing conservatory and 1no. detached rear outbuilding replacing existing detached garage, shed and greenhouse.
The Haven Church Lane Three Mile Cross Wokingham RG7 1HD
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261863
Householder application for the proposed conversion of the loft space, including the installation of a conservation-style rooflight to the front roofslope and two first-floor side-facing windows.
Mallards School Road Hurst Wokingham RG10 0DR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261864
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed single storey rear extension including demolition of existing conservatory.
The Beeches School Road Hurst Wokingham RG10 0DR
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261865
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey rear and side extension along with changes to fenestration.
30 Chiltern Drive Charvil Wokingham RG10 9QF
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261866
Full application for the proposed improvement of the existing highway access.
Warren Crest Farm Wick Hill Lane Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3PY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Valid261867
Application for submission of details to comply with condition 4 (protection of trees etc.) of planning consent 252930 dated 18 June 2026. Condition 4 requires an Arboricultural Method Statement and Scheme of Works for the retention and protection of trees, shrubs and hedges.
10 Shepherds Avenue Earley Wokingham RG6 1AY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261870
Application to vary condition 2 of planning consent 251403 proposed erection of single storey rear extension. Variation is to allow changes to fenestration.
79 Woodlands Avenue Woodley Wokingham RG5 3HG
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261871
Application for non-material amendment to planning consent 142536 for amendments to Parking and Access, Air Source Heat Pumps, Refuse and Cycle Storage, Levels and Retaining Wall Works, Elevation Changes, Increase in Building Height, Steps and Ramps, Gravel Strips and Changes to Fenestration.
Former Bearwood Golf Course Mole Road Wokingham RG41 5DB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261872
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension to form a porch and a single storey rear extension.
11 Columbia Court Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 4PE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261875
Application for Listed Building Consent for the proposed external fibre cable at ground level to front elevation.
Randalls House Colemans Moor Road Woodley Wokingham RG5 4TD
Received 8 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261876
Householder application for the proposed part conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation and changes to fenestration.
114 Matthewsgreen Road Wokingham RG41 1JT
Received 8 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261877
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA. T1, Conifer - to be reduced in height by 2m and 1m on sides to allow light and control growth.
Rosebrook Waltham Road Ruscombe Wokingham RG10 9UB
Received 9 Aug 2026 - Valid261878
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent O/2014/2280 dated 02/04/2015. Condition 32 Walking, Cycling and Equine Strategy.
Arborfield Garrison & Adjoining Land Arborfield Reading
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Valid261880
Full application for the proposed change of use of an existing outbuilding and associated land to 1 no. dwelling with residential curtilage, plus associated external alterations.
Land adjacent to Pound Lane Cottage Pound Lane Hurst Wokingham RG10 0RS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261881
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS IN A CONSERVATION AREA: Felling, coppicing, pollarding, pruning and deadwood removal to various trees within the Pulhamite Rock Garden, as detailed in the Reddam Tree Schedule dated 8 August 2026 and drawing RHS26/01 Rev. 2, to facilitate the restoration and conservation of the rock garden.
Bearwood College, Bearwood House Bearwood Road Sindlesham Wokingham RG41 5BG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Valid261882
Full application for the siting of an InPost Parcel Locker (retrospective).
Tesco Express Silverdale Road Earley Wokingham RG6 7NG
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Valid261883
Full application for change of use from C3 Dwelling house to F1(a) Education, demolition of existing single storey utility room and garage, construction of a single storey side extension and internal alterations.
Goodrest House, Crosfields School Shinfield Road Shinfield Wokingham RG2 9BL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Determination Made261885
Prior approval submission for the proposed installation of a 122.2 kWp solar PV system, consisting of 260 x 470W monocrystalline solar panels. The panels will be clamped onto the roof of the Whiteknights Indoor Bowls Club using a low-profile mounting system designed for metal trapezoidal roofs.
Reading & District Indoor Bowls Club Beech Lane Earley Wokingham RG6 5PT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Valid261886
Full application for the proposed creation of additional parking spaces within existing onsite Car Park.
Finchampstead Baptist Church Centre Gorse Ride North Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 4ES
Received 10 Aug 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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