River View, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of land from mixed use as a commercial boarding kennels and tied dwelling, to C3 residential use, including demolition of existing tied bungalow and, erection of replacement dwelling. Erection of new entrance gates and walls. Installation of package sewage treatment plant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
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Validated
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 2 Nov 2026

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Documents 18

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Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Reading built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
RG30 6AX
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Battle Ward
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 2931 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
46%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
78decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Nov 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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