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HEMDEAN HOUSE SCHOOL, HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SD

Refused Reading PL/26/0138 Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition 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

Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1 no. general open market dwelling.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0138

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0138
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Caversham Ward
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG4 7SD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 210431 Granted

    Hemdean House School Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SD

    Temporary planning permission for installation of modular nursery buildings for five years (Amended Description).

    Decided 10 Aug 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

53 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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    210431 Submitted 17 Mar 2021 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 5 docs
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