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79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

Granted Reading 180075 Conditions

Works: Demolition

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of a part 3 and part 4 storey (plus basement level) building to provide 56 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) with associated ancillary services and landscaping works without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 170685 to introduce a larger basement area to allow an increase to 61 student studio rooms.

As published by the council, reference 180075

Application record

Reference
180075
Type
Conditions
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Granted As published: Application Permitted
Received
15 Jan 2018
Validated
16 Jan 2018
Decided
21 Jun 2018
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. 15 Jan 2018

    Received by Reading

  2. 16 Jan 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jun 2018

    Decision issued: Application Permitted

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 21 June 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    191794 Submitted 7 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning consent 191794 for traditional/normal ridge detailing for the rear block roof and associated adjustment to roof pitches

    Decided Amendments 2 docs

  • 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

    Withdrawn Full applications 3 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    PL/20/1324 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/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

In Reading

  • PL/26/0486 Granted

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    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 24 (External gate details) of application PL/22/0545

    Received 10 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/1160 Decided

    Units 2 and 6, Reading Retail Park, Reading, RG30 1PR

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 (BREEAM Certificate) of application PL/22/1110

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0760 Granted

    67 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3AQ

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 12, 15, 16 and 18 of application PL/22/0734

    Received 9 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/1195 Awaiting decision

    READING CROWN COURT, THE FORBURY, READING, RG1 3EH

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Material details) of application PL/26/0397

    Received 3 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0562 Granted

    ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949

    Received 27 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Conditions