Land At Murrell Green, London Road Murrell Green, Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Consultation from Hart District Council for the following Outline application (with all matters reserved except access) for phased residential led mixed-use development comprising demolition of existing buildings/structures, provision of vehicular, cycle and pedestrian accesses (including details of 3no. accesses from the A30 London Road and 1no. access from the B3016 Odiham Road), development of up to 2,160 residential dwellings (including residential institution) (Use Class C2/C3), provision of employment, local centre and community uses (including education provision) (Use Classes E and F), blue and green infrastructure including sustainable drainage systems, public open space, sports pitches with pavilion, wildlife areas, Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space, and supporting infrastructure and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
10 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 10 Aug 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

35 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 3 and 4, Market Place, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 32 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.
Show all 35 with distances
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Wokingham Town Centre
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 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
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Objections
Decision date
10 Aug 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 18 days from validation, 39 days faster than Wokingham's median of 57 for changes of use. Refused, as 35% of changes of use here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
65%approved
43decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Jul 2026
Comments by
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Aug 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