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57 Birdhill Avenue, Reading, RG2 7JU

PL/26/0908Householder planning permissionRefused
Householder

Refused on 25 September 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Retrospective proposed Single storey rear Outbuilding, change in the ground level & a new fence .

Received
8 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Church Ward
  1. Received8 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jul
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 79 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 57 BIRDHILL AVENUE, READING, RG2 7JU. Reading has handled 449 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 3 weeks longer than Reading's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Church Ward. We hold 771 applications in total for the RG2 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 boundary fence together with the raised ground level results in a visually dominant boundary treatment, causing an unacceptable sense of enclosure, overbearing impact, harm to outlook and loss of light to no. 58 and would create harm to the occupiers of the application site in seeking to exclude an area of usable garden space, which it is considered, in any case, would be unenforceable. The development fails to respect the residential amenity of neighbouring properties, and the enjoyment of the neighbouring gardens as well as the garden of the application site. The development is, therefore, contrary to Policies CC8 and H10 of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019 and Policy P3 of National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
  2. The cumulative impact of the unauthorised works (the outbuilding with a linked rear extension), together with the raised ground level and fencing, results in a visually dominant, obtrusive and incongruous development within the garden. The development fails to respect the character and appearance of the host building and neighbouring properties, with consequent harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area. The development is, therefore, contrary to Policies CC7 and H9 of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019 and Policy P3 of National Planning Policy Framework 2026.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG2 7JU
Application type
Householder planning permission

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2026
Target decision date
8 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15069528

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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