3 HAMPDEN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5ED

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 22 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted Development

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 18 Hampden Road Caversham Reading RG4 5ED

  191776 Submitted 5 Nov 2019 0m away

  Single storey rear extension including one skylight

  Granted Lawful development Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Hampden Road Caversham Reading RG4 5ED

  191774 Submitted 5 Nov 2019 0m away

  Rear extension measuring 3.8m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.34mand 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

  Granted Prior approval Extension 4 docs

• 18 Hampden Road Caversham Reading RG4 5ED

  191768 Submitted 4 Nov 2019 0m away

  Rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.87m 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

  Granted Prior approval Extension 2 docs

• 5 CROMWELL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EA

  PL/25/1325 Submitted 18 Sep 2025 69m away

  Loft conversion with rear facing dormer window and front roof light

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 5 docs

• 5 CROMWELL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EA

  PL/25/1226 Submitted 1 Sep 2025 69m away

  Rear extension measuring 3.83m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.50m, 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.

  Decided Prior approval Extension 7 docs

• 5 CROMWELL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5EA

  PL/25/1525 Submitted 24 Oct 2025 69m away

  Proposed single storey rear infill extension

  Granted Lawful development Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/26/1130 Awaiting decision

  19 KENTWOOD CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6DH

  Proposed conversion of existing Garage to habitable space.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0851 Granted

  51 ERLEIGH ROAD, READING, RG1 5NB

  Use as 3 self-contained Class C3 residential units (ground floor flat 1; first floor flat 2; second floor flat 3).

  26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0795 Granted

  45 THE WILLOWS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8BD

  Single storey rear extension that extends 3m from the rear boundary of the original house.

  16 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/1120 Awaiting decision

  53C MOUNT PLEASANT, READING, RG1 2TF

  2.48m single storey Rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0788 Granted

  2 BLAENANT, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PH

  Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, 3 front roof-lights, and second floor side facing feature window (amended)

  15 Jun 2026 Lawful development