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47 Highmoor Road Caversham Reading RG4 7BQ

Granted Reading 191705 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development

Works: Extension Loft or dormer

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, 2 front roof lights and a rear dormer addition

As published by the council, reference 191705

Application record

Reference
191705
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
23 Oct 2019
Validated
23 Oct 2019
Decided
17 Dec 2019
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 7BQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2019

    Received by Reading

  2. 17 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 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 a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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