SOUTHCOTE LIBRARY, 234 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3BA

1. 15 Aug 2024

   Received by Reading

2. 18 Sep 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Oct 2024

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

4. 8 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Reading granted permission on 16 October 2024, 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.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 236 Southcote Lane Reading RG30 3BA

  210872 Submitted 26 May 2021 50 yards away

  Single storey rear and side extension, 2 storey side extension and front porch

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 254 Southcote Lane Reading RG30 3BA

  230059 Submitted 17 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  New front porch

  Granted Householder Extension 2 docs
  Small domestic

• 83 VIRGINIA WAY, READING, RG30 3QR

  PL/24/1101 Submitted 23 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Front and rear extensions to create a ground-floor bedroom and bathroom and provide a porch with space for wheelchair access and storage.

  Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 77 Virginia Way Reading RG30 3QR

  230334 Submitted 15 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  Proposed single storey Side and a front porch extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 1 doc
  Small domestic

• 95 ASHAMPSTEAD ROAD, READING, RG30 3LB

  PL/26/0316 Submitted 10 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Erection of a front entrance porch, a two-storey side and rear extension, a single-storey rear extension, a loft conversion with a rear dormer, and an outbuilding within the rear garden (amended)

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 26-28 Coronation Square, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3QN

  PL/25/1642 Submitted 14 Nov 2025 200 yards away

  Replacement of existing shopfronts

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• PL/26/1110 Granted

  17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

  Rear extension measuring 4.0m 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.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1024 Granted

  Reading Gateway Church (St Barnabas) , 14 Elm Road , Reading , RG6 5TS

  Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises. 36 black photovoltaic panels with a total installed capacity of approximately 18.54 kWp.

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1273 Awaiting decision

  48 VALENTINE CRESCENT, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JJ

  Rear extension measuring 5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.86m, and 3m 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.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1237 Awaiting decision

  80a Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SP

  Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.415m, and 2.76m 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.

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1220 Awaiting decision

  54 NORCOT ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BU

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

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval