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551b Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HA

Refused Reading 200036 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Use of building to rear of 551 Oxford Road as self-contained dwelling

As published by the council, reference 200036

Application record

Reference
200036
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
10 Jan 2020
Validated
13 Jan 2020
Decided
6 May 2022
Ward
Battle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 1HA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jan 2020

    Received by Reading

  2. 13 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 May 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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