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20 Kings Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DT

PL/26/0841Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 September 2026

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

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

Proposal

Retrospective planning permission for the demolition of an existing single-storey rear/side lean-to extension and the erection of a replacement single-storey rear/side extension

Received
25 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thames Ward
  1. Received25 Jun
  2. Validated25 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided23 Sep

Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 20 KINGS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DT. Reading has handled 449 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 weeks longer than Reading's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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.

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 extension, by reason of its depth, height, siting and side-facing windows adjacent to the shared boundary with No. 22, results in an unacceptable overbearing impact, loss of outlook to adjacent habitable windows, erosion of privacy and overlooking to the occupiers of No. 22. The development therefore fails to safeguard neighbouring amenity and is contrary to Policies H9 and CC8 of the Reading Borough Local Plan (2019), Policy P3 of the NPPF (2026), and the guidance contained within the Council’s SPD, ‘A Design Guide to House Extensions’ (2021)

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG4 8DT
Application type
Householder planning permission

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 June 2026
Target decision date
25 June 2026

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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