Planning application
16 Somerset Walk Tilehurst Reading RG31 5NG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Would like to create hard landscape parking.
As published by the council, reference 26/01039/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01039/FUL
- Type
- Full Application (8 Weeks)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Parish
- Tilehurst Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG31 5NG
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/02714/CERTP Refused
16 Somerset Walk Tilehurst Reading RG31 5NG
There is currently slabs for parking and I wish to extend it to accommodate a larger vehicle. There will be no dropped kerb and land is within my ownership.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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