2 Rhodes Close, Earley Wokingham, RG6 7XJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Householder application for the proposed erection of a part two storey part first floor side extension following demolition of the existing single storey utility room, plus conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation and changes to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
7 Jul 2026
Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
27 Aug 2026

Approved on 27 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Reading built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG6 7XJ
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Hawkedon
Parish
Earley
Decision
Approve
Decision date
27 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15066567
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Comments by
29 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2026
Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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