Land East of Highfield Park Eversley Road, Arborfield Cross Reading, Data via plota.co.uk

261991 Valid
Change of use

Proposal

Full application for the proposed change of use of land to 1 no. Gypsy / Traveller pitch with access, parking, boundary treatments and associated works. (Part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 29 Nov 2026, from Wokingham's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 7 Oct 2026.

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Documents 1

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Comments_ArborfieldNewlandParishCouncil_261991_4828922_20260917_134005.pdf Planning Comments · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 2 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Magnolia Cottage, Grade II, about 34 m from the postcode pin · 4 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
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Arborfield and Newland
Applicant
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Agent
ET Planning

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Wokingham usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 1938 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
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

Planning Portal ref
PP/15151437
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
7 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2026
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