High Street, Whitchurch On Thames, Reading, RG8 7ER Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S1609/HH - Householder Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

House: Proposed front extension, insertion of new windows to first floor side elevation and rooflights to main house. Roof: Retiling of main house roof with tiles to match, replacement double glazed windows to main house. Garage: Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of new pitched roof extension for home gym and raising of existing roof to enable home office in roof space. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

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Site constraints 5

Chilterns National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Whitchurch Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Whitchurch-on-Thames built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Householder Application
Postcode
RG8 7ER
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gavin Pearce Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 42 days slower than South Oxfordshire's median of 57 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
48decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by South Oxfordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Oxfordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Jun 2026
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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South Oxfordshire
Planning Authority Score
7.6/10
Good
#39 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Oxfordshire is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #89 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Oxfordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
94%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #47 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #23 of 296
74%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #89 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #105 of 296
83%
Minor dwellings approved
163 decided (1-9 homes)
56%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
26 decided
1,529
Total decisions
96 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings