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162 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3AL

Granted Reading PL/26/0786 Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension

Works: Extension

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

Proposal

Rear extension measuring 6.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 4.0m, and 3.0m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0786

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0786
Type
Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Decided
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Southcote Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 3AL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 27 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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