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
- Granted As published: 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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 9 February 2026, 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.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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