56 Merton Road South Reading RG2 8AX

1. 26 Feb 2023

   Received by Reading

2. 20 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 24 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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 46 MERTON ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 8AX

  PL/26/0139 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 0m away

  Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m 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.

  Refused Prior approval Extension 6 docs

• 10 Lamerton Road Reading RG2 8AS

  210968 Submitted 11 Jun 2021 117m away

  erection of single and 2 storey rear extension, new porch and additional parking space.

  Granted Householder Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Merrivale Gardens Reading RG2 8AR

  230304 Submitted 8 Mar 2023 135m away

  Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 3m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of theTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 1 doc

• 3 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY

  PL/25/1198 Submitted 26 Aug 2025 166m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of an outbuilding within the rear garden.

  Refused Lawful development 4 docs

• 3 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY

  PL/25/0534 Submitted 4 Apr 2025 166m away

  Erection of single storey outbuilding for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse

  Granted Lawful development 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AZ

  PL/26/0820 Submitted 22 Jun 2026 190m away

  Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension with roof terrace above, including glazed balustrades, privacy screening and external spiral staircase access.

  Withdrawn Householder Extension Demolition +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/26/0457 Granted

  25 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA

  Proposed First Floor Extension.

  2 Apr 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0836 Granted

  19 CHAMPION ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8EL

  Single storey rear extension with flat roof light and new flat roof over existing rear and new rear extension. Associated internal structural alterations

  24 Jun 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1159 Awaiting decision

  8 WINCROFT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HH

  Proposed garden room

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1163 Awaiting decision

  151 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TR

  Erection of a Pergola in the rear garden.

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0894 Refused

  101 ST MICHAELS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4RY

  Side facing dormer to serve existing 1st floor level.

  6 Jul 2026 Householder