Hemdean House School, Hemdean Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7SD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1 no. general open market dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 8 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 23 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Reading Planning Applications Committee on 3 Jun 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Residents and community groups raised objections about overdevelopment, traffic, parking, trees, heritage, housing mix and loss of nursery provision.
- The committee refused permission, with amendments to the refusal reasons and informatives, and authorised further changes to those reasons.
Source: Plota analysis of Reading's committee minutes of 3 Jun 2026.
Documents 53
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 10
Plans & drawings 26
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 14
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £900,000 in June 2019. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 12 days slower than Reading's median of 65 for changes of use. Refused, as 33% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
94% object · above the UK average of 75%
Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 14 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Reading is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #274 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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