Westwood Cottage, Office And Store At" Sheerlands Road, RG40 4QX Data via plota.co.uk

261922 Valid

Proposal

Full application for the change of use of the existing office and storage site to residential use ancillary to Westwood Cottage, and the erection of a replacement three-bay garage/outbuilding with first-floor home office and gym accommodation, following demolition of the existing outbuildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 19 Oct 2026, 17:00

Application progress

✓

Received

13 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 27 Oct 2026, from Wokingham's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 8 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Comments_FinchampsteadParishCouncil_261922_4818673_20260821_130029.pdf Planning Comments · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Westwood Farmhouse, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 3 with distances

1 mWestwood FarmhouseGrade II
30 mGranary Approximately 30 Metres South West of Westwood FarmhouseGrade II
66 mWestwood CottageGrade II

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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Arborfield Garrison built-up area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £900,000 in October 2024. Detached house, freehold.

14 October 2024£900,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Wokingham
Postcode: RG40 4QX
Received: 13 Aug 2026
Validated: 13 Aug 2026
Ward: Barkham & Arborfield
Parish: Finchampstead
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 68, past the statutory target. 84% of changes of use in Wokingham are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 12 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 19 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 6812 days past the 56-day target

49%decided within 8 weeks

65%approved

43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: PP/15155724
Consultation: 18 Aug 2026
Comments by: 8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 29 Oct 2026

Wokingham

Planning Authority Score

6.7/10

Good

#73 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Wokingham ranks #111 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Wokingham decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

94%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #48 of 296

96%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #66 of 296

72%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #111 of 296

36%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #116 of 296

84%

Minor dwellings approved

63 decided (1-9 homes)

92%

Major dwellings approved

26 decided (10+ homes)

91%

Change of use approved

43 decided

1,142

Total decisions

64 refused in the year to March 2026