53 Peppard Road Caversham Reading RG4 8NH

1. 30 Jan 2023

   Received by Reading

2. 6 Feb 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Permitted Development

4. 27 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

• 71 Peppard Road Caversham Reading RG4 8NH

  210528 Submitted 7 Apr 2021 0m away

  fell one Ash tree

  Refused Trees 1 doc

• 16, Caversham Prep School , Peppard Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JZ

  PL/26/0485 Submitted 9 Apr 2026 71m away

  Cedar: Reduction of overextended limbs over pavement and highway by 2.5m, prune limbs around streetlamp to provide 1m clearance and raise canopy over car park area to 5m

  Split decision Trees 5 docs

• 61 Balmore Drive Caversham Reading RG4 8NN

  211095 Submitted 1 Jul 2021 145m away

  Single storey pitched side extension. Single storey part pitched, part flat roof rear extension. Existing garage demolished. (Amended Description)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 87 Balmore Drive Caversham Reading RG4 8NN

  210230 Submitted 11 Feb 2021 145m away

  Erection of a two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (amended)

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 73 BALMORE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NN

  PL/26/0140 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 145m away

  Single-storey side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 21 BALMORE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NL

  PL/26/0732 Submitted 3 Jun 2026 149m away

  Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey rear extension with rooflights

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
  Small 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