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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
Refuse
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Mar 2026
Decided
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Caversham Ward
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG4 7SD

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 refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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