Silver Birches Heath Ride Finchampstead Wokingham RG40 3QJ Data via plota.co.uk

251912 Approved

Proposal

Full application for the proposed erection of 1 no. detached dwelling with 2 no. carports, front wall and entrance gates and associated landscaping, following demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Aug 2025
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Validated
29 Sept 2025
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Approved
12 Jan 2026

Approved on 12 Jan 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Priority habitat: No main habitat but additional habitats present
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 14 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 January 2025£1,200,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wokingham
Postcode
RG40 3QJ
Received
8 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Sept 2025
Ward
Finchampstead
Parish
Finchampstead
Decision
Approve
Decision date
12 Jan 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 105 days from validation, 5 days slower than Wokingham's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 94% of full applications here are.

6%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
101decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP/14202994
Consultation
2 Dec 2025
Comments by
16 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Jan 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.