29 St Saviours Road, Reading, RG1 6EJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/0856 - Lawful development Approved

Proposal

Garage conversion, single-storey rear extension, and installation of one front rooflight (amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
13 Aug 2026

Approved on 13 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 31 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Reading built-up area; Air quality management area about 22 m away: Reading AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £372,000 in September 2020. Detached house, freehold.

11 September 2020£372,000
11 August 2008£215,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Lawful development
Postcode
RG1 6EJ
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Ward
Coley Ward
Target decision
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
13 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than Reading's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
375decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Jul 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reading decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #226 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #274 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #236 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
44 decided
643
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.