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8 GURNEY DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LG

Granted Reading PL/26/0803 Householder planning permission

Works: Extension Small domestic

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

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

Proposal

Single storey front and side extension including garage conversion and chimney stack removal

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0803

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0803
Type
Householder planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Decided
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 7LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 13 August 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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