Planning application
18 CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AD
Works: Extension 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
The construction of a 1.5-storey side extension and a double-storey rear extension. removal of a masonry upstand/short brick wall and replacement with glass guarding and the regrading of existing garden steps.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1597
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1597
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Reading
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 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 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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