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19 Shepherds Lane, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7JJ

PL/26/0808Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extensionRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 30 July 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 8.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.79m, and 2.64m 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
18 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
  1. Received18 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Jun
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a rear extension at 19 SHEPHERDS LANE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JJ. Reading has handled 182 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Reading's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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.

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 development has been assessed under Class A, Part 1, of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. The development would not meet the criteria of Paragraph A.1 (j) (iii) – ‘(j) the enlarged part of the dwellinghouse would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwellinghouse, and would— (iii) have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse; The development would not meet the criteria of Paragraph J.A (ja) any total enlargement (being the enlarged part together with any existing enlargement of the original dwellinghouse to which it will be joined) exceeds or would exceed the limits set out in sub-paragraphs (e) to (j). Prior Approval cannot be granted in this instance and is refused because the total enlargement would extend past a wall forming the side elevation of the original dwellinghouse and would have a width that is greater than half the width of the original property. Cumulatively the extension would exceed the limits set out in sub-paragraphs (e) to (j).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG4 7JJ
Application type
Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea): Larger home extension

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2026
Target decision date
19 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15021673

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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    1 Oct

    Single storey rear extension

    PendingHouseholderPL/26/1306

Source: Reading

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