Burleigh Heath Ride, Finchampstead Wokingham, RG40 3QE Data via plota.co.uk

261936 Approved

Proposal

Householder application for the proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension, installation of a rooflight to the rear roofslope, associated alterations to fenestration and repositioning of the rear garden steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Public restricted byway about 25 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.
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
Priority habitat about 4 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Inside the Wokingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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 £205,000 in April 1999. Detached house, freehold.

13 April 1999£205,000

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 3QE
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Finchampstead South
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Approve
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 14 days faster than Wokingham's median of 53 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
722decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15159990
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.