St Bartholomews Church Church Lane, Reading, RG2 9JA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application to vary Conditions 2 and 9 of planning permission dated 17/06/2024 for Full application for the formalisation of existing parking area to provide 24 parking bays in association with St Bartholomew's Church. The variation seeks to amend the approved plans and arboricultural information following the removal of two Poplar trees by the electricity board, including replacement of Proposed Site Layout Rev E with Rev F, replacement Tree Protection Plans and replacement Arboricultural Method Statement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Validated
1 Jul 2026
Received
4 Jul 2026
Approved
4 Aug 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2026 · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Arborfield 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
RG2 9JA
Received
4 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Arborfield and Newland
Decision
Approve
Decision date
4 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15041230
Consultation
6 Jul 2026
Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 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