Planning application
210018
Reading Golf Club Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SQ
Proposal
Outline planning application, with matters reserved in respect of Appearance, for demolition of the existing clubhouse and the erection of a new residential-led scheme (c3 use to include affordable housing)and the provision of community infrastructure at reading golf club
As published by the council, reference 210018
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2021
Received by Reading
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26 Jan 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Refuse
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About outline applications
How this application type works
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site before the detail is worked up. Some or all of the particulars, such as appearance, layout, scale, access and landscaping, are held back as reserved matters for later approval. Permission at outline stage does not by itself allow building to start; the reserved matters must be approved first.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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PL/25/1531 Awaiting decision
Site of former Reading Golf Club, 17 Kidmore End Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8SQ
Application for the approval of details under condition 22 Part ii (Off-Site BNG) of planning permission ref. PL/22/1312 (as amended my non material amendment ref. PL/23/0622)
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PL/25/0731 Awaiting decision
Land West of Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Oxfordshire RG4 8SG
Outline planning application for the development of up to 70 homes (including affordable housing), new vehicular access, associated parking and landscaping (all matters reserved except for access).
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PL/25/0691 Awaiting decision
Land West of Kidmore End Road, Oxfordshire, RG4 8SG
Outline planning application for the development of up to 70 homes (including affordable housing), new vehicular access, associated parking and landscaping (all matters reserved except for access).
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PL/26/0971 Awaiting decision
9 CHALGROVE WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SJ
1 Oak tree - Crown Reduction
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PL/25/0238 Granted
114 KIDMORE END ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SL
Two-storey side extension with front dormer, single-storey rear orangery and front porch canopy, and conversion of existing garage to habitable use
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210757 Granted
257 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UB
Demolition of conservatory and single storey store/garage. Part one storey, part two storey rear and side extension (Amended Description).
Other outline applications
In Reading
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PL/26/0953 Awaiting decision
2 ROSEHILL FARM COTTAGES, PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8XA
Demolition of existing stable and garage block. Erection of a new self-build dwelling
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PL/26/0519 Awaiting decision
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
Request for EIA Screening Opinion
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PL/25/1706 Awaiting decision
Forbury Retail Park, Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 3HS
Outline application with all matters reserved with the exception of access, for site redevelopment involving the demolition of all existing structures & a residential-led mixed use proposal for up to 700 residential units (Class C3) & up to 3,000 sqm (GEA) of commercial uses (Class E), together with various associated works including replacement pedestrian and vehicle access routes, open spaces, hard & soft landscaping & sewer works, partial basement excavation, up to 130 basement level car parking spaces, up to 53 separate car parking spaces for Class E uses, up to 600 cycle parking spaces & servicing facilities. This application is accompanied by an Environmental Statement.
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PL/25/1651 Awaiting decision
Land North of Mole Road and Church Lane, Newlands Farm, RG2 9JD
Outline planning application with all matters reserved other than principal access from Mole Road, for up to 430 dwellings, associated infrastructure to include a connection through to the proposed Spine Road, ref. 252498, new pedestrian cycle link connecting Byway ARB03 Carter’s Hill Lane and Byway ARB08 Ellis’s Hill, associated landscaping to include formal and informal public open space, biodiversity enhancements and associated utilities, infrastructure, and engineering works.
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PL/25/1570 Awaiting decision
HALL FARM, CHURCH LANE, ARBORFIELD, RG2 9HX (Loddon Garden Village)
Hybrid planning application 252498 (part in full, part in outline) comprising outline application for: up to 2,800 residential units to include up to 100 custom and selfbuild plots; 2 primary schools (up to 3 forms of entry) to include early years provision and 1 secondary school (up to 12 forms of entry); one District Centre, to incorporate up to 11,000m2 of Class E (Commercial, Business and Service, to include a food store of around 2,500m2), and Class F (Local Community and Learning); one Local Centre, to incorporate up to 2,400m2 of Class E; a Sports Hub to include sports pitches and pavilion space; up to 4,250m2 of further Class E, Class F, and sui generis development to include commercial, health care and public house; associated green infrastructure, landscaping, public open space, play areas, and ecological enhancement measures; 20 gypsy and traveller pitches; drainage and flood alleviation measures to include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) and engineering measures within Loddon Valley for the River Loddon; associated highway / transport / supporting infrastructure including spine road, pedestrian and cycle connections; associated utilities, infrastructure, and engineering works, including the undergrounding of overhead lines and an electricity substation; up to 0.5ha of land adjoining St Bartholomew’s Church for use as cemetery. All matters reserved other than access, incorporating: access to highways, incorporating: a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access to Lower Earley Way via a new 4th arm to the Meldreth Way roundabout; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular bridge over the M4; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular bridge over the River Loddon; a new vehicular access to the A327 Reading Road, via a new arm to the Observer Way roundabout; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access to Thames Valley Science Park; Phase 1 of internal roads including pedestrian / cycle routes, associated infrastructure, drainage and landscaping.