71 Buckingham Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SB

1. 29 Oct 2019

   Received by Reading

2. 20 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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

• 68 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SA

  PL/26/0792 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 92m away

  Prior Approval for the erection of a single-storey rear extension extending 4.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.0 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 EVESHAM ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RL

  PL/26/1030 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 100m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Proposed two storey side extension

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
  Domestic

• 48 KNIGHTS WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RH

  PL/25/1662 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 153m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5- (Hard & soft landscaping) of application PL/24/0487

  Decided Conditions 8 docs

• 34 Knights Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RH

  211016 Submitted 21 Jun 2021 153m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension to replace existing single storey rear extensions.

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 225 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TS

  PL/24/0927 Submitted 23 Jul 2024 158m away

  Installation of a kitchen extractor and ducting to the rear elevation of 225 Peppard Road.

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• 217A PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TS

  PL/26/1036 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 158m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

  Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use as 2 Bedroom Dwelling

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs
  Domestic

• PL/26/1130 Awaiting decision

  19 KENTWOOD CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6DH

  Proposed conversion of existing Garage to habitable space.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0851 Granted

  51 ERLEIGH ROAD, READING, RG1 5NB

  Use as 3 self-contained Class C3 residential units (ground floor flat 1; first floor flat 2; second floor flat 3).

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0795 Granted

  45 THE WILLOWS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8BD

  Single storey rear extension that extends 3m from the rear boundary of the original house.

  16 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/1120 Awaiting decision

  53C MOUNT PLEASANT, READING, RG1 2TF

  2.48m single storey Rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0788 Granted

  2 BLAENANT, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PH

  Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, 3 front roof-lights, and second floor side facing feature window (amended)

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development