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3 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY

Refused Reading PL/25/1198 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1198

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1198
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Decided
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Church Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 8AY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • PL/25/0534 Refused

    3 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY

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

    Decided 15 Sep 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Aug 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 19 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 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 this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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