252 HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QT

1. 8 Oct 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 1 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

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.

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.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 254 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7QT

  210871 Submitted 26 May 2021 0m away

  Single Storey Rear and Side Extension

  Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 49 Oakley Road Caversham Reading RG4 7RN

  191706 Submitted 24 Oct 2019 210m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, 2 front roof lights and a rear dormer addition

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs

• ST AGNES, GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PN

  PL/26/1072 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 216m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

  Replacement of Two First-Floor Windows

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 5 docs

• Flat 3, Balmore House, Newlands Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8PU

  PL/25/1171 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 239m away

  Listed building consent for Internal alterations and external repairs of ground floor Flat 3

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs

• 47 ROTHERFIELD WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PJ

  PL/26/0874 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 274m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~9 Oct

  First floor side extension, hip to gable alteration, loft conversion with rear dormer, and amendment to porch shape and roof

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 76 Rotherfield Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PL

  230106 Submitted 27 Jan 2023 294m away

  First Floor front extension with single storey front and rear flat roof extensions with internal alterations.

  Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/26/0457 Granted

  25 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA

  Proposed First Floor Extension.

  2 Apr 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0836 Granted

  19 CHAMPION ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8EL

  Single storey rear extension with flat roof light and new flat roof over existing rear and new rear extension. Associated internal structural alterations

  24 Jun 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1159 Awaiting decision

  8 WINCROFT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HH

  Proposed garden room

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1163 Awaiting decision

  151 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TR

  Erection of a Pergola in the rear garden.

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0894 Refused

  101 ST MICHAELS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4RY

  Side facing dormer to serve existing 1st floor level.

  6 Jul 2026 Householder