57 Silverthorne Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7NR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate application for a children's home to operate within Use Class C3 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Dec 2026 and 27 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent changes of use.
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 3
Site constraints 3
Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2
Last sold for £595,000 in November 2018. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 22 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides changes of use by day 60.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 4 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
33 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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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