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Building to the north of 640 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH

Granted Reading 210365 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate application under section 191 to establish the existing use class of the current building as shown on the accompanying location plan to be B1(a) offices (Use Class E(c) as amended 1st September 2020)

As published by the council, reference 210365

Application record

Reference
210365
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
8 Mar 2021
Validated
12 Mar 2021
Decided
6 Aug 2021
Ward
Battle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 1EH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Mar 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 12 Mar 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 6 August 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.

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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