Planning application
19 SHEPHERDS LANE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JJ
Works: Extension
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Rear extension measuring 8.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.79m, and 2.64m 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/26/0808
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0808
- Type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Heights Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Reading
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19 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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30 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Under Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 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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