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26 Lockhart Drive Wokingham RG40 5BG

260264Refused

Refused on 31 March 2026

1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Householder application for proposed installation of two front roof lights and erection of a rear dormer to faciliate a loft conversion.

Received
2 February 2026
Ward
Norreys
  1. Received2 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 56 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a loft conversion at 26 Lockhart Drive Wokingham RG40 5BG. Wokingham has handled 8,381 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Norreys. We hold 2,031 applications in total for the RG40 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed flat-roof rear dormer window would unacceptably overlook the rear elevations and gardens of Nos. 30 and 32 Readwin Crescent and would appear as a dominating and overbearing feature to the detriment of the occupiers’ privacy and amenity. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CP1 and CP3 of the Core Strategy, Section R16 of the Borough Design Guide SPD, and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG40 5BG
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wokingham

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Consultation start
17 March 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Application expires
31 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
2 Colnhurst Road Watford WD17 4BW

Planning decision

Case officer
Julia Gibowicz
Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal result
N

Appeal history

6008702
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 29 June 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas, Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wokingham

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