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2 Wolsey Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BY

PL/26/0474Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extensionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Rear extension measuring 3.22m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.3m 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
7 April 2026
Decision due
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thames Ward
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.30 Apr
  4. Target29 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a rear extension at 2 WOLSEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8BY. Reading has handled 182 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 April 2026
Consultation expiry
30 April 2026
Consultation end
30 April 2026
Decision issued
19 May 2026
Application expires
20 May 2026

Planning decision

Decision
Not Required
Statutory period
112 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14840132
Documents
3

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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