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33 BIRDHILL AVENUE, READING, RG2 7JT

Refused Reading PL/25/1217 Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Rear extension measuring 5.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.16m, and 3.0m 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.

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1217

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1217
Type
Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
28 Aug 2025
Validated
29 Aug 2025
Decided
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Church Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 7JT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Aug 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 29 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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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