The Centuries, Road Passing Dunsden Lodge, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TP Data via plota.co.uk

P26/S3726/LDE - Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development Under Consideration
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Use of part of the building to the south of The Centuries as a Use Class C3 – residential (independent dwelling). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
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Validated
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from South Oxfordshire's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application - Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Centuries, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Sonning Eye 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Play Hatch built-up area; Priority habitat about 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

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Important details

Council
South Oxfordshire
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development
Postcode
RG4 6TP
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Edgars Limited

Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. South Oxfordshire usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 555 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
45%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
64decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Berrybrook Playhatch Road Sonning Eye RG4 6TU
Proposed single-storey front porch extension.
P25/S0571/HH
2025 Approved
Berrybrook Playhatch Road Sonning Eye RG4 6TU
Proposed single-storey front porch extension.
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2022 Approved
The Gallery, Playhatch Road, Sonning Eye, RG4 6TU
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2021 Approved
The Gallery Playhatch Road Sonning Eye RG4 6TU
Erection of single storey utility and bedroom extension.
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2021 Approved
The Gallery Playhatch Road Sonning Eye RG4 6TU
Erection of single storey utility and bedroom extension.
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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Two storey side extension and a single storey rear extension.
P19/S4537/HH
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