Plans to replace a home and knock down a building to put a new flat and shop in its place are among schemes that have been rejected by the council recently.

In Caversham, the council’s planning department rejected a project to replace an old brick house with a modern new one.

Meanwhile, the owners of a property in a busy shopping area have undertaken a rethink after a plan to demolish and replace the property with a new flat and shop was rejected.

You can view the applications featured by typing their reference in brackets into the council’s planning portal.

Caversham house replacement plan refused (230431)

Reading Chronicle: 2 Conisboro Way, Caversham as it looks like now. Credit: JDRM Architects2 Conisboro Way, Caversham as it looks like now. Credit: JDRM Architects

A family that was hoping to replace their old house with a modern new home have had their hopes dashed.

The couple who own 2 Consiboro Way in Caversham had applied to build a state-of-the-art L-shaped home.

Reading Chronicle: The floorplans for the modern replacement home at 2 Conisboro Way, Caversham. Credit: JDRM ArchitectsThe floorplans for the modern replacement home at 2 Conisboro Way, Caversham. Credit: JDRM Architects

But the plan has been rejected by the council.

It was judged that the new home would constitute an overdevelopment of the site, cause overlooking issues, and that two of the rooms in the proposed house would have a lack of access to daylight.

New shop front in busy Whitley Street area (231169)

Reading Chronicle: The fresh shopfront plan for 92 Whitley Street, with the shop fronting to neighbouring Essex Street. Credit: MD Howlett AssociatesThe fresh shopfront plan for 92 Whitley Street, with the shop fronting to neighbouring Essex Street. Credit: MD Howlett Associates

The owners of a sizeable building have applied to establish a new shopfront for the building.

The property, 92 Whitley Street, is currently made up of a laundrette and a barbers, with a flat and redundant storage space for the laundry to the rear.

Reading Chronicle: The rear of 92 Whitley Street Reading, which fronts onto Essex Street, could become a shop. Credit: Google MapsThe rear of 92 Whitley Street Reading, which fronts onto Essex Street, could become a shop. Credit: Google Maps

The owners have applied to establish a new shopfront for the building fronting onto Essex Street.

This plan comes after a scheme to demolish the rear of the building and replace it with a new shop and maisonette (application reference 230506) was rejected in July.

Works to trees at Catholic priests house approved (230995)

Reading Chronicle: St John Fisher House, a Catholic priests house at 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading. Credit: Google MapsSt John Fisher House, a Catholic priests house at 17 Eastern Avenue, Reading. Credit: Google Maps

Priests living in a house in East Reading have won permission for works to be undertaken on protected trees.

The protected trees are a silver birch, two plum trees and two Italian cypress trees, which are all in the grounds of St John Fisher House.

Work involves the reduction of height and reducing the height of the cypress trees by a metre to lessen the risk of failure.

The priests living in the house celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass daily at the St William of York Church in Upper Redlands Road.

Conversion of community offices into home approved (230251)

Reading Chronicle: The proposals for the ground and first floor of 117 Cumberland Road, Reading. Credit: Christos & Sons Building SolutionsThe proposals for the ground and first floor of 117 Cumberland Road, Reading. Credit: Christos & Sons Building Solutions

The council has approved a project to convert a community office into a two-bed home at 117 Cumberland Road in East Reading.

Approval means work can start on changing the community office space across two floors into a home.

Once complete, the house will have a kitchen, living facilities and a bath on the ground floor, and a double bed, single bed and study on the first floor.