Land located to the east of Watmore Lane/Maidensfield Winnersh RG41 Data via plota.co.uk

260225 Approved

Proposal

Application for the approval of reserved matters relating to scale, layout, appearance, landscaping and secondary access in respect of 118 dwellings pursuant to outline planning permission (as amended by 250640), including submission of details pursuant to conditions 10 (Arboriculture), 13 (BNG), and 14 (noise). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2026
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Committee
20 May 2026
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Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Wokingham Planning Committee on 20 May 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the detailed proposals met the outline permission and created no new unacceptable impacts, subject to conditions.
  • The parish council, a ward member and 34 neighbours raised concerns about traffic, a possible through-route, flooding, noise and loss of green space.
  • The committee approved the application subject to conditions, amended conditions and an informative about traffic measures.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, planning history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Wokingham's committee minutes of 20 May 2026.

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Winnersh built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. 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
28 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Winnersh
Parish
Winnersh
Decision
Approve
Decision date
22 May 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 58 days slower than Wokingham's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 55% of new homes here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
55%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Wokingham in the last twelve months, from validation. Wokingham decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
4 Feb 2026
Comments by
5 Mar 2026
Wokingham
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#73 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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