Land to the north of School Road Arborfield Cross Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Outline application for the proposed residential development of up to 70 dwellings together with associated access, landscaping, open space and associated works. (All matters reserved except for means of access.) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Wokingham Planning Committee on 9 Jul 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because housing and affordable homes would outweigh identified environmental harm under the tilted balance.
- Parish councils, a resident and the ward member raised concerns about sustainability, traffic, ecology, landscape and school safety.
- The committee approved the application subject to amended conditions, an additional biodiversity condition and a Section 106 agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Wokingham's committee minutes of 9 Jul 2025.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 17 October 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 385 days from validation, 285 days slower than Wokingham's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13876881
- Consultation
- 27 Mar 2025
- Comments by
- 24 Apr 2025
- Site or press notice
- 3 Apr 2025
- Committee
- 9 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Apr 2026
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%).
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