Land East Of Longwater Road Finchampstead Data via plota.co.uk

260118 Approved

Proposal

Application for submission of details to comply with the following conditions of planning approval dated 29.09.25. Condition 17 relates to biodiversity enhancement and permeability, 23 to low and zero-carbon technology. Submission of details pursuant to the mandatory Biodiversity Gain Plan. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Approved
30 Mar 2026

Approved on 30 Mar 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Finchampstead 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 2 November 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
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
Finchampstead
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Approve
Decision date
30 Mar 2026

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
20 Jan 2026
Comments by
10 Feb 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