1 Wyvols Cottages The Street, Swallowfield Wokingham, RG7 1RH Data via plota.co.uk

262185 Approved

Proposal

Application for non-material amendment to planning consent for the addition of 1no. window to the detached outbuilding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2026
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Validated
17 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve about 258 m away: Swallowfield Meadow
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Granary at Bowyers Farmhouse Approximately 3 Metres to the West, Grade II, about 55 m from the postcode pin · 2 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Swallowfield built-up area; 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 18 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 3

Last sold for £950,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.

21 September 2022£950,000
25 August 2017£800,000
25 August 2006£450,000

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
RG7 1RH
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Parish
Swallowfield
Decision
Approve
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/15227924
Consultation
17 Sept 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 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.