Grange Cottage Fleet Hill, Finchampstead Wokingham, RG40 4LJ Data via plota.co.uk

261697 Approved

Proposal

Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed alterations to roof to facilitate conversion of loft to create habitable accommodation, including the insertion of roof lights and removal of chimneys. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
28 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Eversley built-up area; Priority habitat about 12 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 11 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £830,000 in November 2014. Detached house, freehold.

21 November 2014£830,000
30 June 1997£297,500

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 4LJ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Approve
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
597decided 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/15097465
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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.