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Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

Granted Reading 210536 Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 27 Aug 2024 Amendments
  • 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.

    Decided 28 Jul 2021 Prior approval
  • 210885 Granted

    Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    Roof alterations and external elevation works.

    Decided 24 Aug 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 25 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

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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  • Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    210885 Submitted 28 May 2021 0m away

    Roof alterations and external elevation works.

    Granted Full applications Roofing 12 docs
  • Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    PL/24/0791 Submitted 19 Jun 2024 0m away

    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.

    Granted Amendments 4 docs
  • 205-207 Alexander House, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4LS

    PL/24/1284 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 0m away

    External works to basement floor to create new window openings

    Refused Full applications Windows or glazing 19 docs
  • Arthur Hill Pool & Fitness Studio 221-225 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    230006 Submitted 4 Jan 2023 0m away

    Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 4 (hard and soft landscaping), 6 (landscape management plan) and 16 (Surface water drainage management and maintenance plan) of application 201135

    Decided Conditions 2 docs
  • Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    210906 Submitted 2 Jun 2021 0m away

    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.

    Refused Prior approval 8 docs
    Several homes
  • Sikh Temple 30a Cumberland Road Reading RG1 3LB

    PL/24/0867 Submitted 8 Jul 2024 86m away

    Change of Use from F1 to C3 and 2 Proposed Residential Buildings. Following Demolition of Existing Religious Building

    Withdrawn Full applications Demolition 28 docs

In Reading

  • PL/26/0672 Granted

    59 GLOUCESTER ROAD, READING, RG30 2TH

    Change of use of building from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (a state funded school for learning and non-residential institutions for the provision of education). Prior Notification under Class T, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

    20 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1188 Awaiting decision

    12 BUCKLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 7SN

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0065 Granted

    95 GROVE ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LW

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    21 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0900 Granted

    2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

    Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1110 Awaiting decision

    17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

    Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    19 Aug 2026 Prior approval