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Wensley Court (No. 193), Irving Court (No.203) and Riversley Court (No. 205) Wensley Road Reading RG1 6EA / EB

Granted Reading 210549 Regulation 3 Planning Approval

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Various renovation works to the three tower blocks (Wensley Court, Irving Court and Riversley Court), including replacement of the external envelope and windows, extended and reconfigured entrance areas incorporating altered refuse and recycling facilities, replacement ground floor escape doors, external stairs and windows, roof level works, various landscaping works including planting and surface treatments, and external cycle parking stores.

As published by the council, reference 210549

Application record

Reference
210549
Type
Regulation 3 Planning Approval
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
8 Apr 2021
Validated
30 Apr 2021
Decided
22 Jul 2021
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG1 6EA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 210550 Granted

    Wensley Court (No. 193), Irving Court (No.203) and Riversley Court (No. 205) Wensley Road Reading RG1 6EA / EB

    Non-illuminated fascia signs on west elevation of No. 193 Wensley Court and No. 205 Riversley Court, and east elevation of No. 203 Irving Court, all at ground floor level; Non-illuminated fascia signs on east and west elevations of No. 193 Wensley Court, No. 203 Irving Court and No. 205 Riversley Court at 13th and 14th floor level.

    Decided 22 Jul 2021 Advertising

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Apr 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 30 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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39 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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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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