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5 SCHOOL TERRACE, READING, RG1 3LS

Refused Reading PL/26/0787 Householder planning permission

Works: Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Single storey rear elevation with flat roof and rooflight to form larger kitchen and living space and new utility and WC.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0787

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0787
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Decided
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3LS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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