Land East of Longwater Road Finchampstead RG40 3TS Data via plota.co.uk

252941 Approved

Proposal

Application to modify a Section 106 Planning Obligation to allow amendments to Schedule 1 (Affordable Housing) in the Section 106 Agreement dated 29.09.2025 relating to planning consent approved on 29.09.2025. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Jan 2026
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Approved
26 May 2026

Approved on 26 May 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 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
Postcode
RG40 3TS
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Finchampstead
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Approve
Decision date
26 May 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Jan 2026
Comments by
28 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
29 May 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