3 NELSON ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AT

1. 12 Dec 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 15 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Permitted Development

4. 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

• 7 MONTAGUE STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AU

  PL/26/0592 Submitted 4 May 2026 53m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

  Replacement of existing conservatory with extension.

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• 10 MARSACK STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AP

  PL/26/0160 Submitted 5 Feb 2026 78m away

  Garage conversion with roof replacement

  Granted Lawful development Roofing 11 docs

• 9 ST JOHNS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AN

  PL/25/1287 Submitted 10 Sep 2025 89m away

  Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension connecting to the existing garage outbuilding, conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation, and construction of a first-floor rear extension (amended)

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 78B STAR ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5BE

  PL/25/1646 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 170m away

  Conversion of garage to residential use

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• 389 GOSBROOK ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8ED

  PL/25/1366 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 175m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 17 (SAP As Built) of application PL/21/0279

  Decided Conditions 9 docs

• 8 ARDLER ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AE

  PL/26/0392 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 210m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~19 May

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 20 of application PL/23/0102

  Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

• 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