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4 Scholars Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7DN

PL/24/1448Householder planning permissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 7 February 2025

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsPlanning committee5 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed erection of a front, side and rear single-storey extension (rear extension off existing structural slab) with associated internal alterations and fenestration changes. Roof finish to be changed and installation of solar panels to roof.

Received
30 October 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target21 Nov
  5. Decided7 Feb

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 4 SCHOLARS CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DN. Reading has handled 449 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than Reading's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 105 applications across Caversham Heights Ward. We hold 820 applications in total for the RG4 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG4 7DN
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2024
Consultation expiry
21 November 2024
Consultation end
21 November 2024
Target decision date
21 November 2024
Committee meeting
5 February 2025
Application expires
7 February 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
100 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13401811
Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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