Residence gym and 72 homes at Ff1 Indigo House, Mulberry Business Park, Wokingham
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Wokingham Planning Committee on 11 Feb 2026.
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
What was proposed
The application proposed raising the roof, adding a four-storey front extension, creating a gym and 29 new dwellings, and providing cycle and refuse storage.
“250869 - INDIGO HOUSE, MULBERRY BUSINESS PARK, FISHPONDS ROAD, WOKINGHAM Proposal Full application for the proposed raising of roof to create a 2nd and 3rd floor following removal of existing roof and second floor with additional 4 storey front extension to create a Residence Gym and 29 no. new dwellings (72 in total), plus cycle and refuse storage.”
Minutes
Numbers and building matters
The committee was told that 40 new units would be provided, including 12 affordable units; fire escapes and electric charging points fell under building regulations.
“Officers confirmed that a total of 40 new units would be provided, with 12 being designated as affordable housing. In response to queries around the number of fire escape staircases required for a four-storey building, and the availability of electric charging points, it was confirmed that these came under building regulations and were not part of the planning application.”
Minutes
Members' views
Members welcomed converting empty office blocks into homes with affordable housing and supported the application.
“Members were pleased to see that empty office blocks were being turned into residential buildings with affordable housing units and supported the application.”
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The decision
The committee authorised planning permission subject to a legal agreement covering affordable housing, employment skills, sports contributions and Thames Basin Heaths SPA matters.
“That the committee authorise the GRANT OF PLANNING PERMISSION subject to the following:”
“Thames Basin Heaths SPA B. Conditions and informatives as set out in Appendix 1 (subject to any additions and updates agreed with the Assistant Director – Place and Growth between the date of the resolution and the issue of the decision)”
Minutes
Councillors at the meeting
- Martijn AndreaChairLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Carol JewellVice-ChairLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Sam AkhtarConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Catherine GloverLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Moses IyengunmwenaConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Stuart MunroConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
- Caroline SmithLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Mike SmithLib DemFor(no vote against recorded)
- Wayne SmithConservativeFor(no vote against recorded)
The minutes record this decision with no vote against, so each member present for this item is shown as voting for it.
Also attending Charles Margetts Conservative, Imogen Shepherd-DuBey Lib Dem
Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.
Sources
- Wokingham Planning Committee minutes, 11 February 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Wokingham's committee minutes. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Wokingham
- Date
- Wednesday 11 February 2026
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Councillors
- 9Lib Dem 5Conservative 4Show votes
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