Planning application
L'ortolan Restaurant Church Lane Shinfield Wokingham RG2 9BY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning approval 252252 dated 23.03.2026. Condition 3 relates to external materials, 4 to protection of trees, 5 to landscaping, 6 to archaeological investigation.
As published by the council, reference 261780
Application record
- Reference
- 261780
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 29 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Shinfield
- Parish
- Shinfield
- Postcode
- RG2 9BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jul 2026
Received by Wokingham
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
7 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.
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