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18 Addington Road Reading RG1 5PT

Granted Reading 210512 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use as 6 person, 6 bedroom HMO

As published by the council, reference 210512

Application record

Reference
210512
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
31 Mar 2021
Validated
12 Apr 2021
Decided
2 Sep 2021
Ward
Redlands Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 5PT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 12 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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