Planning application
Westwood Cottage Office And Store At" Sheerlands Road RG40 4QX
Works: Demolition
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 change of use of the existing office and storage site to residential use ancillary to Westwood Cottage, and the erection of a replacement three-bay garage/outbuilding with first-floor home office and gym accommodation, following demolition of the existing outbuildings.
As published by the council, reference 261922
Application record
- Reference
- 261922
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Barkham & Arborfield
- Parish
- Finchampstead
- Postcode
- RG40 4QX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Wokingham
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 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
30 documents on file for this application
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About this record
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