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20 Mallory Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6QN

PL/26/0428Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 8 May 2026

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

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

Proposal

Extension of 1.8 metre high fence to enclose an area of residential garden (retrospective)

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Emmer Green Ward
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated2 Apr
  3. Consult.28 Apr
  4. Target28 Apr
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 20 MALLORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6QN. Reading has handled 449 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Reading's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Emmer Green 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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Why it was refused

  1. The fence by reason of its height, extent and prominent position, enclosing an open landscaped area and readily viewable from surrounding streets and public spaces, is harmful to the existing open landscaped character and appearance of the area. As such the fence is contrary to policies CC7 & H9 of the Reading Borough Local Plan (2019) and the Design Guide to House Extensions SPD (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG4 6QN
Application type
Householder planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 April 2026
Consultation expiry
28 April 2026
Consultation end
28 April 2026
Target decision date
28 April 2026
Application expires
28 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

6010473
Allowed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 14 July 2026Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: refused

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14818774
Documents
9

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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