Reading Cricket & Hockey Club Sonning Lane Sonning Reading RG4 6ST Data via plota.co.uk

261097 Approved
Change of useSchools, care & communityExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Full Application for the proposed part change of use of the pavilion to provide use for gym and physiotherapy, including internal alterations, changes to fenestration and the conversion of the detached outbuilding to a 2- no. bedroom flat with a single storey extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 May 2026
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Validated
22 May 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Local nature reserve about 98 m away: Ali's Pond
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Sonning built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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
RG4 6ST
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Sonning
Decision
Approve
Decision date
11 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 55 days slower than Wokingham's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 65% 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
18 May 2026
Comments by
25 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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