Planning applications in Tilehurst

Tilehurst is split between two councils. Most of the RG30 streets east of the old village, including Norcot, Kentwood and Southcote, are in Reading Borough, while much of Tilehurst parish to the west, together with Calcot and Purley on Thames, falls within West Berkshire Council. The policies, forms and fees differ, so the first step on any Tilehurst project is to confirm which authority decides it.

In the Reading part of Tilehurst, extensions are assessed under Reading Borough Local Plan policy H9 and the amenity tests in CC8. In the West Berkshire part, the Local Plan Review 2023 to 2041, adopted in June 2025, applies, with policy SP7 on design quality. Both councils look closely at roof extensions on the area's hillside streets, where changes are visible from a distance.

Our Tilehurst projects include roof raising and a loft conversion at 24 New Lane Hill (approved in 2026), a rear kitchen extension at 15 Monks Way that is now built, a garage conversion at 108 Mayfair, a garden room at 46B Thirlmere Avenue, a two storey rear extension with 3D visuals at 53 Honey End Lane, and rear dormers at Mimosa, Pierces Hill, on the West Berkshire side.

For council wide policy, Article 4 directions and decision times, see our guide to planning in Reading and our West Berkshire guide.