12 DOWNSHIRE SQUARE, READING, RG1 6NH

1. 9 Mar 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 7 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 9 Jun 2026

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 16 Bath Road Reading RG1 6NS

  221781 Submitted 29 Nov 2022 90m away

  Installation of a temporary Portakabin building to be used as additional admin/ meeting space for a period of 260 Weeks.

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• 4 Maitland Road Reading RG1 6NL

  221638 Submitted 1 Nov 2022 99m away

  Single storey rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 19 Maitland Road Reading RG1 6NL

  211020 Submitted 21 Jun 2021 99m away

  Fell one Wellingtonia

  Refused Trees 1 doc

• All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN

  230163 Submitted 13 Feb 2023 102m away

  T1 (Lime): Remove dead wood, clear basal growth, prune to give 2m clearance to building. T3 (Holly): reduce to 2ft stump to maintain as a hedge. T4 (Holly): Reduce the southern and western radial spreads to 2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown survey report attached

  Decided Trees 1 doc

• All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN

  230160 Submitted 12 Feb 2023 102m away

  T1 (Lime)- Remove dead wood, clear basal growth, prune to give 2m clearance to building. T3 (Holly)- reduce to 2ft stump to maintain as a hedge. T4 (Holly)- Reduce the southern and western radial spreads to2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown surveyreport attached. T5 (Lawson Cypress)- dismantle to just above ground level due to health and safety concerns.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 4 DOWNSHIRE SQUARE, READING, RG1 6NJ

  PL/25/1344 Submitted 23 Sep 2025 123m away

  The use of the existing dwellinghouse for purposes within Class C2 of the Use Classes Order for occupation by no more than 3 children and 3 adults at any one time.

  Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  Domestic

• PL/26/0457 Granted

  25 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA

  Proposed First Floor Extension.

  2 Apr 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0836 Granted

  19 CHAMPION ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8EL

  Single storey rear extension with flat roof light and new flat roof over existing rear and new rear extension. Associated internal structural alterations

  24 Jun 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1159 Awaiting decision

  8 WINCROFT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HH

  Proposed garden room

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1163 Awaiting decision

  151 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TR

  Erection of a Pergola in the rear garden.

  27 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0894 Refused

  101 ST MICHAELS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4RY

  Side facing dormer to serve existing 1st floor level.

  6 Jul 2026 Householder