Planning application
3 HAMPDEN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5ED
Works: Loft or dormer
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
.Proposed Loft Conversion with L-Shaped Dormer
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1415
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1415
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted Development
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 5ED
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Reading
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Permitted Development
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Reading granted permission on 22 January 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 lawful development applications
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