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Plot E Station Hill Friar Street and Garrard Street Reading RG1 1DX

Granted Reading 201532 Removal/variation of conditions

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Outline application under s.73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990with all matters reserved for mixed use redevelopment of Plot E of theStation Hill site and neighbouring Telecom House site (48 to 51 Friar Street & 4 to 20 Garrard Street) to comprise the demolition of existing buildings and erection of new buildings/ structures to provide residential units (Use Class C3), a range of town centre uses,including retail and related uses (Use Class E (a),(b) and (c); Drinking establishments (sui generis) and Hot food takeways (sui generis)), and leisure uses (Use Class E (d), (e), and (f); Class F.1;Class F.2; and Theatres; Cinemas; Concert Halls; Bingo Halls; Dance

As published by the council, reference 201532

Application record

Reference
201532
Type
Removal/variation of conditions
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Permitted subject to Legal Agreement
Received
2 Nov 2020
Validated
2 Nov 2020
Decided
22 Jul 2021
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG1 1DX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2020

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Permitted subject to Legal Agreement

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 22 July 2021, 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.

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