Springwood House, The Ridges Finchampstead, RG40 3TA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Full application for the erection of 2no. buildings for storage of domestic grounds maintenance equipment, associated hard surfacing and erection of a fence (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
28 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
16 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

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 Finchampstead built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG40 3TA
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Finchampstead
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Refused
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 10 days faster than Wokingham's median of 60 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 19% 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

Planning Portal ref
PP/14918260
Consultation
29 Jul 2026
Comments by
19 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