Planning application
5 HATCHWAY, READING, RG2 8LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a single-storey outbuilding in rear garden
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0523
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0523
- Type
- Householder planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Whitley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 8LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Apr 2026
Received by Reading
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22 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 1 July 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 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.
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