Plans have been formally approved that will see significant changes in Wokingham town centre.
This week, officers from Wokingham Borough Council have granted written approval for an application to create a new mixed-use development in Market Place.
The application will see 60 new dwellings, commercial floorspace, associated public and private amenity space, a new pedestrian route, 36 car parking spaces, one loading bay and cycle spaces for 115 bikes.
This will happen following demolition of 19 and 20 Market Place. This is currently home to Robert Dyas, and was the former location of Lloyds TSB bank. The facade of 21 Market Place, home to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, will be partially retained as part of the planned development.
The much-debated and commented plans were formally approved at a meeting of Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee in February 2024.
More than 100 objections to the plans were received during the consultation period.
It is likely that formal approval was delayed as a result of the need for legally-bindings agreements to be signed.
For more details, search planning application number 230881 on Wokingham Borough Council’s planning portal.
