Planning application
8 SOUTH VIEW AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AD
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Loft conversion with flat roof rear dormer and installation of 2no. roof windows in front sloping roof.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0167
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0167
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 5AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Reading granted permission on 27 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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