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79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

Refused Reading 161805 Other

Works: Demolition

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of a part 3 and part 4 storey (plus basement level) building to provide 65 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) with associated support services, street frontage retail unit (A1, A2 or A3 use class), and landscaping works.

As published by the council, reference 161805

Application record

Reference
161805
Type
Other
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Refused As published: Application Refused
Received
23 Sep 2016
Validated
23 Sep 2016
Decided
9 Mar 2017
Parish
Reading Borough
Postcode
RG1 2SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 47 applications since 2000: 28 approved, 3 refused.

  • PL/26/0641 Granted

    79 SILVER STREET, READING, RG1 2SU

    Temporary change of use of 61 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) to co-living scheme (sui generis use class) comprising 46 student studio rooms and 15 studio rooms for occupation by students or staff employed directly by the NHS for a period of 3 years. (amended)

    Submitted 14 May 2026 Full applications
  • PL/20/1324 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Decided 9 Dec 2020 Conditions
  • 201324 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Decided 9 Dec 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1223 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Conditions
  • 201223 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Conditions
  • 201068 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for discharge of conditions 11,15 and 24 of planning permission 180075.

    Decided 13 Oct 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1068 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for discharge of conditions 11,15 and 24 of planning permission 180075.

    Decided 13 Oct 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1022 Decided

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application to increase the working hours as approved under 180075 from 8:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday and 9:00 - 13:00 Saturday to 7:00 -21:00 and 8:00 - 21:00 Saturday

    Decided 29 Jul 2020
  • 201022 Decided

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application to increase the working hours as approved under 180075 from 8:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday and 9:00 - 13:00 Saturday to 7:00 -21:00 and 8:00 - 21:00 Saturday

    Decided 29 Jul 2020
  • 200936 Withdrawn

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Temporary change of use (until 31st August 2021) from 61 student studio rooms to a mix of 25 no. student studio rooms and 36 no. C1 service accommodation units

    Decided 10 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2016

    Received by Reading

  2. 9 Mar 2017

    Decision issued: Application Refused

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

40 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    191794 Submitted 7 Nov 2019 50 yards away

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  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    200936 Submitted 2 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Temporary change of use (until 31st August 2021) from 61 student studio rooms to a mix of 25 no. student studio rooms and 36 no. C1 service accommodation units

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  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    PL/20/1324 Submitted 22 Sep 2020 50 yards away

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  • 79 SILVER STREET, READING, RG1 2SU

    PL/26/0641 Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

    Temporary change of use of 61 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) to co-living scheme (sui generis use class) comprising 46 student studio rooms and 15 studio rooms for occupation by students or staff employed directly by the NHS for a period of 3 years. (amended)

    Granted Full applications 9 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    201324 Submitted 22 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    PL/20/1223 Submitted 1 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

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