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2 Shepherds House Lane Earley Wokingham RG6 1AD

Awaiting decision Wokingham 261947

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 dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential children’s home (Use Class C2) accommodating up to two children aged 5–17, with associated 24-hour care and staff facilities (no external alterations proposed).

As published by the council, reference 261947

Application record

Reference
261947
Status
Valid
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
Parish
Earley
Postcode
RG6 1AD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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

11 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Wokingham's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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