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 57 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 72 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 0.3 miles
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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 Extension 8 docsSmall domestic -
19 Priory Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7SE
Rear and side infill extension and loft conversion with rear dormer, including 2 no. roof lights to the front and 1 no. roof light to rear existing flat roof
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 8 docsDomestic -
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
Other householder applications
In Reading
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PL/26/0528 Granted
29 HERON ISLAND, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DQ
Creation of 2 new window openings in south-west side elevation of property.
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PL/26/0744 Granted
925 OXFORD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6TP
Single storey side extension and internal alterations
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PL/26/0874 Granted
47 ROTHERFIELD WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PJ
First floor side extension, hip to gable alteration, loft conversion with rear dormer, and amendment to porch shape and roof
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PL/26/1323 Awaiting decision
11 WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, READING, RG6 7BY
Rebuild front boundary wall following removal of existing
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PL/26/1322 Awaiting decision
12 GRAFTON ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4QJ
Two-storey side extension combined with single-storey front, bay window and open porch extension