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12 Elyham Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8EN

Refused West Berkshire 26/00921/CERTP Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)

Works: Extension

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Kitchen and utility internal layout alterations and first floor extension over existing kitchen/garage.

As published by the council, reference 26/00921/CERTP

Application record

Reference
26/00921/CERTP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Decided
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Parish
Purley On Thames Parish Council
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG8 8EN

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/01443/HOUSE Refused

    12 Elyham Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8EN

    First floor extension over existing garage

    Decided 4 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Apr 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 5 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refusal

  4. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

West Berkshire 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 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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    26/01443/HOUSE Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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    26/00269/TPW Submitted 5 Feb 2026 100 yards away

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