217A PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TS

1. 3 Aug 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 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 57 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 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 225 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TS

  PL/24/0927 Submitted 23 Jul 2024 50 yards away

  Installation of a kitchen extractor and ducting to the rear elevation of 225 Peppard Road.

  Granted Full applications 19 docs

• 153 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8TS

  210908 Submitted 2 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Part single, part double rear extension plus side extension to provide cycle and bin store

  Withdrawn Householder Extension 3 docs
  Domestic

• 68 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SA

  PL/26/0792 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  Prior Approval for the erection of a single-storey rear extension extending 4.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.0 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres.

  Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Crombies Oak Lowfield Road Caversham Reading RG4 6NG

  210353 Submitted 4 Mar 2021 150 yards away

  Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 180526 to move existing access by 6m to centre of the frontage and installation of front boundary wall (amended)

  Decided Amendments 2 docs
  Small domestic

• 71 Buckingham Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SB

  191726 Submitted 29 Oct 2019 150 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion with the provision of a rear box dormer and 4 front roof lights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 5 docs

• 4 EVESHAM ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RL

  PL/26/1030 Submitted 31 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Proposed two storey side extension

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 8 docs
  Domestic

• PL/26/1328 Awaiting decision

  55 HATFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 3JB

  Proposed loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0826 Granted

  90 MAYFIELD DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JT

  Hip to Gable, plus rear facing dormer. Two Velux windows to front aspect

  Received 23 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0975 Granted

  44 POTTERY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BQ

  Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along with 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/26/0517 Granted

  259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY

  Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 persons.

  Received 16 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• PL/26/0942 Granted

  3, Benyon Court, Reading, RG1 6HR

  Single Storey Rear Extension

  Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development