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137 Southcote Lane Reading RG30 3AJ

Granted Reading 230325 Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.7m,and 2.4m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction ofan extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference 230325

Application record

Reference
230325
Type
Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Received
14 Mar 2023
Validated
14 Mar 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Southcote Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 3AJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Mar 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

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.

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