117 Cumberland Road, Reading, RG1 3JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 3.0m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
- Council
- Reading
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 1 Class A.1(ea)
- Postcode
- RG1 3JY
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Park Ward
- Target decision
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Arcadia Designs Group Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 19 days faster than Reading's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 91% of extensions here are.
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 11 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
34 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%).
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.
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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