51B Barkham Road Wokingham Wokingham RG41 2RG Data via plota.co.uk

251325 Approved

Proposal

Householder application for the proposed erection of a single storey side extension and a single storey rear extension to form additional habitable space, including fenestration and the demolition of existing single garage. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
4 Jun 2025
✓
Approved
12 Aug 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
11 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 2

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Cottage, Grade II, about 46 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Wokingham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 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 £240,000 in December 2011. Detached house, freehold.

16 December 2011£240,000
28 October 2009£196,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area77 m² (829 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Wokingham - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG41 2RG
Received
4 Jun 2025
Validated
4 Jun 2025
Decision
Approve
Decision date
12 Aug 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 11 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3377173 ↗
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 69 days from validation, 31 days faster than Wokingham's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

6%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
101decided in the last year

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-14068453
Consultation
17 Jul 2025
Comments by
7 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2025
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.