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56 Queens Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DL

PL/25/1798Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extensionRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 27 January 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 3.0m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

Received
15 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thames Ward
  1. Received15 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.8 Jan
  4. Target21 Jan
  5. Decided27 Jan

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a rear extension at 56 QUEENS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DL. Reading has handled 182 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Reading's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Thames Ward. We hold 820 applications in total for the RG4 postcode area.

90% of outline applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed single storey rear extension, due to its combined excessive depth, height and siting in close proximity to neighbouring boundaries, would result in a visually dominant and overbearing form of development that would adversely affect the outlook and light levels of adjoining occupiers, particularly at No’s 58 and No.54 Queens Road. The proposals would, therefore, be contrary to Policies CC8 (Safeguarding Amenity) and H9 (House Extensions and Ancillary Accommodation) of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019 and the Council’s Design Guide to House Extensions Supplementary Planning Document 2021.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG4 8DL
Application type
Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
8 January 2026
Consultation end
8 January 2026
Target decision date
21 January 2026
Application expires
27 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14552269
Documents
6

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 2: Medium 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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