Planning application
401 Old Whitley Wood Lane Shinfield Wokingham RG2 8QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Full application for the proposed change of use of the site to a mixed use of community centre and place of worship, including the erection of a Kohinbo Dhee Temple with associated museum and educational provision.
As published by the council, reference 252987
Application record
- Reference
- 252987
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shinfield
- Parish
- Shinfield
- Postcode
- RG2 8QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Wokingham
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27 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wokingham took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wokingham for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wokingham's median decision took 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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