Planning application
8 COPPERFIELDS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed Single rear and side, two storey rear and conversion of an existing loft to a habitable second floor
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1326
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1326
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Heights Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7PQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Reading
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19 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 householder applications
How this application type works
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.
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