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250733 Approved at committee

Approved at planning committee on 8 July 2026, subject to a legal agreement. The council issues its decision notice once the agreement is signed.

Proposal

Hybrid application comprising a Full application for the change of use of land from agricultural land to provide an area of Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG), including the details of associated landscaping, planting, drainage measures, parking, walking routes and other works associated with the creation of the SANG, and an Outline application with all matters reserved other than access into the site for a residential development of up to 135 dwellings, open space, internal accesses and parking, drainage measures, landscaping and all other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 21:46

Application progress

✓

Received

25 Mar 2025

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Validated

9 Apr 2025

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Committee

8 Jul 2026

Decision notice

Not issued yet

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 568.

The consultation period closed on 18 Mar 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Wokingham Planning Committee on 8 Jul 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the housing and affordable homes benefits outweighed landscape and countryside harm under the tilted balance.
Residents and councillors raised concerns about flooding, highway safety, congestion, infrastructure and the site’s countryside location.
The committee granted permission subject to a newt licence, conditions and a legal agreement, with refusal if these were not secured.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Wokingham's committee minutes of 8 Jul 2026.

Documents 1

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Tree Survey Report and Arboricultural Impact Assessment for Roundabout Cycleway & Footpath Improvement Scheme Planning Statements and Reports · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 13 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Magnolia Cottage, Grade II, about 47 m from the postcode pin · 4 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 4 with distances

47 mMagnolia CottageGrade II
91 mBirch HouseGrade II
112 mThe Swan Public HouseGrade II
144 mThe Old Post HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Arborfield Cross built-up area; 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 17 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.

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Important details

Council: Wokingham
Received: 25 Mar 2025
Validated: 9 Apr 2025
Ward: Barkham & Arborfield
Parish: Arborfield and Newland
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 568, past the statutory target. 46% of full applications in Wokingham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.

target

predicted

Day 568477 days past the 91-day target

6%decided within 8 weeks

94%approved

101decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref: PP-13501243
Consultation: 3 Mar 2026
Comments by: 18 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 24 Apr 2025
Committee: 8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry: 11 Dec 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