Wilderness Lodge Wilderness Road Earley Wokingham RG6 5RG Data via plota.co.uk

260498 Approved

Proposal

Full application for the formation of a pond with associated hard landscaping, ground reprofiling and landscaping works (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1788 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway; Inside the Reading built-up area; Priority habitat about 15 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
RG6 5RG
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Hillside
Parish
Earley
Decision
Approve
Decision date
7 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 14 days slower than Wokingham's median of 55 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 92% of tree and landscaping works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
267decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Mar 2026
Comments by
31 Mar 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