Highdown School, Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8LR

PL/26/0827Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Approved

Listed building consent

Approved on 18 August 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

To apply anti slip paint to the Main Stone staircase in the Manor House to prevent slip risk, will be using a clear Anti Slip paint material. Details of the product that we propose to use are to be provided.

Received: 23 June 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Reading Borough Council
Ward: Caversham Heights Ward

ReceivedReceived23 Jun
ValidatedValidated23 Jun
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date23 Jun
DecidedDecided18 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at HIGHDOWN SCHOOL, SURLEY ROW, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LR. Reading has handled 47 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. 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.

95% of heritage 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 8LR
Application type: Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 June 2026
Target decision date: 23 June 2026
Application expires: 18 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-15031840
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.

Listed building: Grade II: Caversham Grove (Now Highdown School, Emmer Green) Highdown SchoolOn or next to this site
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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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.

Source: Reading

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