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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4,890 approved · 546 refused · 188 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Valid262369
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 252257 dated 25/09/2026. Condition 11 (Flood Risk, Exceedance & SuDS Design).
Ladds Garden Village Bath Road Hare Hatch Wokingham RG10 9SB
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Valid262370
Application for works to Protected Trees – TPO 0787/1996: T2, Scots Pine – removal of major deadwood throughout the crown; T3 and T4, Scots Pines – removal of major deadwood and damaged branches.
32 Heathermount Drive Crowthorne Wokingham RG45 6HN
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Valid262374
Householder application for the proposed erection of attached garage to side elevation.
38d Silver Fox Crescent Woodley Wokingham RG5 3JA
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262375
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) – TPO-0027-1970. T1 (Turkey Oak) 2.4m crown lift.
Land at front of 16 Bayliss Road Wargrave Wokingham RG10 8DR
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262376
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO-0003-1951 T6. (Goat Willow) Pollard below the dogleg leaving a 2m monolith.
Land Rear of 30 Hazel Drive Woodley Reading RG5 3SA
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262378
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of 2 no. air source heat pump units.
6 Mayfields Sindlesham Wokingham RG41 5BY
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262380
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey side / rear extension and conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation, plus installation of rooflights and a rear dormer to facilitate conversion of the loft.
48 Duffet Drive Winnersh Wokingham RG41 5RZ
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262381
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey front extension to form porch.
1 Elms Cottages Thames Street Reading RG4 6UU
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262382
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of a front canopy roof to form a porch.
2 Greendown Cottages Thames Street Sonning Wokingham RG4 6UX
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262384
SECTION 211 NOTIFICATION FOR WORKS TO TREE(S) IN A CONSERVATION AREA. T1 (Sycamore) Felling of tree.
The Ship Inn 104 Peach Street Wokingham Wokingham RG40 1XH
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262385
APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO-1865-2022 t3 (Oak) Felling of Tree.
The Ridings Heath Ride Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3QJ
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262386
Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing front and rear extensions.
47 Chilcombe Way Earley Wokingham RG6 3DA
Received 8 Oct 2026 - Valid262389
Full application for the proposed alterations to the external elevations of existing agricultural building.
Hatch Gate Farm Lines Road Hurst Wokingham
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Valid262392
Full application for the proposed installation of a dropped kerb and new access to the front of the property.
48 Springfield Park Twyford Wokingham RG10 9JH
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Valid262396
Householder application for proposed erection of single storey side extension. (Retrospective)
6 Heath Close Wokingham Wokingham RG41 2PG
Received 10 Oct 2026 - Valid262397
Notification of proposed works to a tree within a Conservation Area: Prune the branches of one conifer situated at 13 Sturges Road that overhang the rear garden of 4B Crescent Road back to the boundary.
4b Crescent Road Wokingham RG40 2DB
Received 11 Oct 2026 - Valid262398
Householder application for the proposed erection of single-storey rear extension with 2no. roof lanterns, single-storey front porch, internal alterations and changes to fenestration.
10 Freshfield Close Earley Wokingham RG6 7YF
Received 11 Oct 2026 - Valid262400
Application for non-material amendment to planning permission 260603 to allow changes to fenestration and roof lights.
284 Silverdale Road Earley Wokingham RG6 7NU
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Valid262407
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 261905 dated 08.10.2026. Condition 5 relates to protection of trees.
The Old Church Church Road Farley Hill Wokingham RG7 1TR
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Valid262408
Householder application for the proposed installation of a replacement solid roof and glazing to the existing rear conservatory.
4 Green Croft Wokingham RG40 1QE
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Valid262413
Application for works to Protected Trees – TPO 1061/2004: T2 Oak (T1 on submitted plan) – crown lift the north-east to east-facing branches over Barkhart Drive to approximately 5 metres above ground level by pruning new growth back to previous management points; selectively tip reduce one tertiary branch below the streetlight within Barkhart Close by up to approximately 0.5 metres; and reduce the south-west to west-facing crown over the parking spaces by up to approximately 2 metres, pruning back to suitable growth points.
1 Barkhart Close Wokingham RG40 1PN
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Valid262415
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 240135 dated 24/05/2024. Condition 4. Landscaping. 5. Retention of Trees and Shrubs. 6. Drainage Details. 7. Biodiversity Enhancements.
Camp Mohawk Highfield Road Crazies Hill Wargrave RG10 8PU
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Valid262417
Application for works to Protected Trees – TPO 306/1996, G1: T1 Oak – crown reduction to a finished height of 14.5m and overall crown spread of 9.5m, together with removal of major deadwood.
2 Villiers Mead Wokingham RG41 2UB
Received 13 Oct 2026 - Valid262418
Householder application for the proposed erection of canopy to the front elevations, raising of the roof to create habitable accommodation, 1no. Juliet balcony insertion, rooflights, plus two storey rear extension and changes to fenestration following removal of existing chimney.
50 Carey Road Wokingham RG40 2NP
Received 13 Oct 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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