210960

1. 11 Jun 2021

   Received by Reading

2. 21 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 27 Jul 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.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• PL/26/0320 Awaiting decision

  REDLANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL, LYDFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 5QH

  Proposed installation of new playground equipment - "trim trials"

  10 Mar 2026 75m away Full applications
• PL/26/0452 Awaiting decision

  5, 63 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PS

  Replacement boiler with external flue

  1 Apr 2026 141m away Full applications
• PL/26/0223 Withdrawn

  2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

  Proposed change of use from single storey office unit into a one-bedroom residential unit.

  18 Feb 2026 208m away Full applications
• PL/26/0900 Awaiting decision

  2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

  Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

  7 Jul 2026 208m away Prior approval
• PL/26/0639 Decided

  59 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

  Prune one Eucalyptus in rear garden and one Walnut overhanging from No. 61

  14 May 2026 230m away Trees
• PL/26/0925 Awaiting decision

  41 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

  Fell 1 Hawthorn, 1 Fig & 1 Hazel in rear garden

  13 Jul 2026 230m away Trees

• PL/26/0792 Granted

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

  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.

  16 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/0786 Granted

  162 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3AL

  Rear extension measuring 6.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 4.0m, and 3.0m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  15 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/0705 Granted

  30 BOURNE AVENUE, READING, RG2 0DU

  Rear extension measuring 4.8m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.3m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  28 May 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/0900 Awaiting decision

  2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

  Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

  7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• PL/25/1814 Withdrawn

  KENDRICK GIRLS SCHOOL, 41-43 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BN

  Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Outbuilding (The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B)

  17 Dec 2025 Prior approval