Planning application
20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Householder planning application for a single-storey pitched-roof rear infill extension between the outrigger and boundary, and a flat roof rear extension replacing an earlier rear structure.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0371
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0371
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Part 1 Valid
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7SH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/25/1567 Refused
20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
Single Storey Rear Extensions
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Reading
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reading took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided householder applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20 RECTORY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SH
Single Storey Rear Extensions
Refused Lawful development Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
15 PRIORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SE
93% historically approved · decision due ~1 Apr
Single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration on existing side elevation.
Awaiting decision Householder Extension Windows or glazingSmall domestic -
11 PRIORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SE
93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct
Proposed single storey rear/side extension with flat roof.
Awaiting decision Householder ExtensionSmall domestic -
7 PRIORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SE
L-Shaped Dormer loft conversion and installation of front roof lights
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs -
1 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SY
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed rear dormer, one front rooflight, and removal of a chimney
Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs -
24 PRIEST HILL, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RZ
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL24/0324 to change the agreed cladding.
Granted Amendments 3 docs
Other householder applications
In Reading
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PL/26/1199 Awaiting decision
69 BRIXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7RB
Proposed replacement single storey rear extension following demolition of existing
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PL/26/1187 Awaiting decision
31 ST SAVIOURS ROAD, READING, RG1 6EJ
Single storey rear extension
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PL/26/1191 Awaiting decision
11 PRIORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SE
Proposed single storey rear/side extension with flat roof.
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PL/26/1180 Awaiting decision
1 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HH
Proposed double storey side extension with modification of roof from hip to gable and insertion of 3 roof lights in the front roof slope.
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PL/26/0457 Granted
25 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA
Proposed First Floor Extension.