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Bearwood College, Pre-Prep Bearwood Road Sindlesham Wokingham RG41 5BG

Awaiting decision Wokingham 261514

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Proposal

Application for Listed Building consent for the proposed internal and external alterations comprising the refurbishment and adaptation of existing first floor and attic accommodation to provide additional educational accommodation, breakout space, children’s WC facilities, storage and circulation space, removal and reconfiguration of internal partitions and a fireplace, installation of fire-rated partitions and doors, refurbishment of stairs and installation of handrails, relocation and enlargement of the existing external fire escape door opening, installation of a replacement external fire door and formation of new external brick steps with balustrades and handrails.

As published by the council, reference 261514

Application record

Reference
261514
Status
Valid
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Parish
Arborfield and Newland
Postcode
RG41 5BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 September 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

14 documents on file for this application

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What 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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