Planning application
20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Single Storey Rear Extensions
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1567
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1567
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 3 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7SH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/26/0371 Awaiting decision
20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
Householder planning application for a single-storey pitched-roof rear infill extension between the outrigger and boundary, and a flat roof rear extension replacing an earlier rear structure.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Nov 2025
Received by Reading
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
93% historically approved · decision due ~14 May
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Awaiting decision Householder ExtensionSmall domestic -
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PL/26/0975 Granted
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Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along with two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation
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PL/26/0517 Granted
259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY
Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 persons.
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PL/26/0942 Granted
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Single Storey Rear Extension