20 ORMSBY STREET, READING, RG1 7YR

1. 9 Jul 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 10 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 5 November 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.

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.

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.

• 10-12, Ormsby Street, Reading, RG1 7YR

  PL/24/1064 Submitted 16 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  To deconvert a previously merged single dwellinghouse back into its original configuration of two separate dwellinghouses

  Granted Full applications 4 docs
  Domestic

• 263 Oxford Road Reading

  210621 Submitted 21 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  2 x front pitched roof dormers and 2 x rear flat roofed dormers (amended)

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 4 docs

• 259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY

  PL/26/0517 Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4).

  Granted Lawful development 12 docs
  Domestic

• Junction of Brunswick Hill and Oxford Road Reading RG30 1AA

  191647 Submitted 11 Oct 2019 100 yards away

  Upgrade of 1no. 48-sheet advertisement hoarding to digital LED display

  Granted Advertising 4 docs

• Oxford Road Retail Park, Reading West, Reading, RG30 1AA

  PL/26/0934 Submitted 14 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  T1, 2, 3 and 4 trees to be cut back form the neighbouring properties and the Lidl Sign. T5, 6 and 7 to be crown lifted

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 40 Lorne Street Reading RG1 7YN

  211151 Submitted 9 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/26/0977 Granted

  4 MILL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DP

  Loft conversion to create one bedroom consisting of one rooflights to front elevation andone rooflight to rear elevation.

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/25/0936 Granted

  455-459 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HD

  455-459 Oxford Road 2nd floor flats 4 & 6 have been used as x2 self-contained properties for more than 4 years continuously (amended description).

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/25/0534 Refused

  3 CHAGFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8AY

  Erection of single storey outbuilding for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwellinghouse

  Received 4 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0976 Granted

  31 BRISBANE ROAD, READING, RG30 2PE

  Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along, consisting of two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation.

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0985 Granted

  32 VENETIA CLOSE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UG

  A loft conversion including the installation of three roof windows into the pitched roof of the front elevation as well as the addition of a dormer at the rear.

  Received 23 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development