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117 CUMBERLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 3JY

Granted Reading PL/26/0231 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development

Works: Loft or dormer

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Dormer to rear

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0231

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0231
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Permitted Development
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Decided
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3JY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 24 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Permitted Development

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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

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