Planning application
Springwood House The Ridges Finchampstead RG40 3TA
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 erection of 2no. buildings for storage of domestic grounds maintenance equipment, associated hard surfacing and erection of a fence (retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 261530
Application record
- Reference
- 261530
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Finchampstead
- Parish
- Finchampstead
- Postcode
- RG40 3TA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Wokingham
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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
11 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Wokingham for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
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