Planning application
28 DEANS FARM, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JZ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Solar panels to roof
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0911
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0911
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 5JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Reading
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9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reading took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided lawful development applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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