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Microsoft Ltd Thames Valley Park Drive Earley Wokingham RG6 1WG

Awaiting decision Wokingham 262274

Works: Demolition

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for Access) for demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a data centre (Use Class B8), fuel cells for energy generation, ancillary office space and associated plant, drainage, backup power generation, sub-station, car parking, landscaping, engineering works and formation of and alterations to access roads.

As published by the council, reference 262274

Application record

Reference
262274
Status
Valid
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Thames
Parish
Sonning
Postcode
RG6 1WG

Comment by 29 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Wokingham's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 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

95 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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