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16a Bridge Street Caversham Reading

Granted Reading 191646 Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling Domestic

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2no. 2-bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 ofSchedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference 191646

Application record

Reference
191646
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
11 Oct 2019
Validated
11 Oct 2019
Decided
5 Dec 2019
Ward
Caversham Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 8AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Oct 2019

    Received by Reading

  2. 5 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 5 December 2019, 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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