Wokingham Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Wokingham Borough Council decided more than 2,400 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Wokingham Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 October 2026 · Refused
Land North Of Sun Lane · 260774
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25 September 2026 · Approved
Ladds Garden Village Bath Road Hare Hatch Wokingham RG10 9SB · 252257
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16 September 2026 · Approved
Parcels R7 and R13 Land at Phase 2b of the South Wokingham Strategic Development Location (SDL) Wokingham · 253142
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4 September 2026 · Approved
David Lloyd Sports Centre 1 Thames Valley Park Drive Earley Wokingham RG6 1PT · 253130
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3 September 2026 · Approved
Land To West Of Park Lane Charvil RG10 9TS · 253071
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6 August 2026 · Approved
Land to South of Tope Crescent Arborfield Green Berkshire · 252379
Figures for Wokingham Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,400 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 3%of more than 730 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 27%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 36plan adopted 2010 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Wokingham Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The first main issue is whether Tree T14 can be considered veteran and the effect of the proposal on Trees T14 and T16. The second is the effect of the proposal on the setting of four nearby grade II listed…”
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“The main issues are: a) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including in respect of its effects on trees; b) whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers…”
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“The main issues are: (i) whether the location of the proposed development would be appropriate, taking account of development plan policies and its effect on the character and appearance of the area; (ii) whether the proposed development would increase the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.