Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH Data via plota.co.uk

260239 Approved
Commercial & major worksExtensions & alterationsCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective application for single-storey extension to existing café. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jan 2026
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Validated
23 Feb 2026
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Approved
23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barn at Newland Farm, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 6 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 Arborfield Cross 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 25 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
Postcode
RG2 9JH
Received
29 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Arborfield and Newland
Decision
Approve
Decision date
23 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 32 days faster than Wokingham's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 81% of commercial and major works here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
28decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
19 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Decided
The change of use of the land to residential garden, retention of hardstanding and Air So…
252472
2025 Approved
Full application for the erection of 1 no. building to form a farm shop, change of use of…
250120
2024 Approved
Full application for the change of use of land from agricultural use to outdoor recreatio…
240971
2024 Approved
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning…
240947
2023 Approved
Full application for the change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian use includ…
232978
2023 Approved
Application for a certificate of existing lawful development for the use of the site for…
232955
2023 Withdrawn
Full application for the proposed change of use of land from agricultural use to outdoor…
231470
2023 Approved
Full application for the change of use of a building from agricultural use to the storage…
231663
2023 Refused
Full planning application for the proposed change of use of land from agriculture to eque…
231531
2022 Refused
Full application for the erection of buildings and fenestration alterations to accommodat…
221245
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Newlands Farm, Barn 1 Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH
Application for Listed Building consent for the proposed erection of a single storey side…
250905
2025 Refused
Barn 1, Newlands Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH
Householder application for the proposed single storey side and rear extension, including…
250396
2024
Little Gables Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9QE
Householder application for the proposed erection of a new front porch, single storey fro…
242712
2023
Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Reading RG2 9JH
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land to residential use; e…
230901
2023 Refused
Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield RG2 9JH
Full planning permission for the erection of 2 buildings for Class E use. (Retrospective)
230020
2022 Approved
Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield RG2 9JH
Full planning permission for recreational vehicle storage and erection of an infill build…
223670
2022 Approved
Farm Shop, Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH
Full planning application for the erection of single storey extensions to the farm shop a…
222980
2022 Approved
Victoria, Newlands Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed mobile shepherds hut to the…
221842
2021 Approved
Barn 2, Newlands Farm Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9JH
Application for Listed Building Consent for the replacement of all existing windows and d…
211197
2017 Approved
Little Gables Sindlesham Road Arborfield Wokingham RG2 9QE
Tree Works application in a Conservation Area Reduce canopy overall by 3 metres back to s…
172592
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings