Planning application
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from office use Class B1(a) to use Class C3 to comprise 22 residential units. Prior Notification under Class 0, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)Order 2015
As published by the council, reference 210536
Application record
- Reference
- 210536
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 1 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2021
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Park Ward
- Parish
- Reading Borough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 4LS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/24/0791 Granted
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Variation of condition 1 (Use not to commence until roof and elevation works associated with Ref: 210885 have been completed) of prior approval Ref: 210906 (as allowed on appeal on 22/11/2022 for Change of use from office use Class B1a to residential use Class C3 to create 13 new residential dwellings) to amend the wording to reflect that updated plans have since been approved to Ref: 210885 by Ref: 231792.
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210906 Refused
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Change of use from office use Class B1a to residential use Class C3 tocreate 13 new residential dwellings. These are created 11 within the roofspace of the building and a further 2 units on Ground and 1st Floor. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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210885 Granted
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Roof alterations and external elevation works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2021
Received by Reading
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25 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Approve
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8 Sep 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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Reading granted permission on 25 June 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 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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