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Do you need planning permission
Planning permission is usually required before a development can be carried out.
Developments that may require planning permission include:
- All new buildings, extensions and alterations which affect the appearance of a building
- A material change of use of land or buildings
- Sub-division of a house into two or more flats
- Making of a new access on to a public highway, including a pedestrian access
- Building a new road
- Mining or sand and gravel extraction, engineering works such as tipping into excavations, or raising the level of the land
- Building an outdoor smoking shelter
There are also limitations to the amount of extensions that can be added to a house. For more information see the Planning Portal website guides.
Email development.control@wokingham.gov.uk or phone 0118 974 6282 for advice about planning permission before planning any new development - this advice will be general, informal guidance and does not bind the Council in respect of the outcome of any planning applications that may be subsequently submitted.
