Rear Offices At 7 Broad Street, Wokingham, Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use from offices to Personal training gym. Including no changes to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Validated
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 5 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Wokingham's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

39 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 7, Broad Street, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II*, 34 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Inside the Wokingham built-up area; Air quality management area about 10 m away: Wokingham Town Centre.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Wokingham
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Norreys
Parish
Wokingham
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2334 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
43decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/14847959
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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