8 The Willows, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1007 - Householder planning permission Valid

Proposal

Two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Sept 2026, from Reading's recent extensions.

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Reading AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Caversham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Householder planning permission
Postcode
RG4 8BD
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Thames Ward
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
OPS Chartered Surveyors

Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 4511 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
278decided in the last year

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

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