Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

Hemdean House School Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SD

Granted Reading 210431 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Temporary planning permission for installation of modular nursery buildings for five years (Amended Description).

As published by the council, reference 210431

Application record

Reference
210431
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
17 Mar 2021
Validated
23 Mar 2021
Decided
10 Aug 2021
Ward
Caversham Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 7SD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PL/26/0138 Refused

    HEMDEAN HOUSE SCHOOL, HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SD

    Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1 no. general open market dwelling.

    Decided 8 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Mar 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 23 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 4 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.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 10 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • HEMDEAN HOUSE SCHOOL, HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SD

    PL/26/0138 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1 no. general open market dwelling.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 53 docs
    Domestic

  • 18 HEMDEAN RISE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SA

    PL/26/1282 Submitted 24 Sep 2026 100 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~20 Nov

    Minor amendment to of planning permission PL/26/0497for a elevated extension partly stepped back to create a larger balcony.

    Awaiting decision Amendments Extension 5 docs

  • 18 HEMDEAN RISE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SA

    PL/26/0497 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 100 yards away

    Elevated Single Storey Rear Extension

    Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
    Small domestic

  • 78 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7ST

    230154 Submitted 9 Feb 2023 100 yards away

    Creation of driveway including a dropped kerb, an electric vehicle charging point, a 1m high fence on the southern boundary, a bin store and associated landscaping

    Granted Householder 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 16 QUEEN STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RB

    PL/24/1562 Submitted 22 Nov 2024 150 yards away

    To build habitable room in roof space, Velux rooflights at front & a rear dormer.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 10 docs

  • 44 Priest Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7RY

    210974 Submitted 14 Jun 2021 150 yards away

    Single storey rear extension to replace existing rear extension

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

In Reading

  • PL/26/1053 Granted

    4-5 ST MARYS BUTTS, READING, RG1 2LN

    Replacement of existing shopfront signage with new internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs, relocation of the entrance doors by swapping the existing door with the existing glazing, installation of new window vinyls, and associated external alterations.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/1297 Awaiting decision

    Footpath adjacent to 579 Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0SJ

    Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0718 Granted

    FLAT 1, 51 ST PETERS ROAD, READING, RG6 1PA

    Proposed conversion of Existing use as 2No Self Contained Apartments to revert to a Single family Dwelling

    Received 1 Jun, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0277 Refused

    GARDEN OF 80 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JE

    Change of use of rear garden of No.80 from residential (C3) to a mixed use (sui generis) residential and childcare nursery with the erection of two outbuildings used to accommodate 15 FTE childcare spaces (Retrospective)

    Received 2 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0849 Granted

    153 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AR

    Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM (amended).

    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications