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Fountain House 2 Queens Walk Reading RG1 7QF

Granted Reading 211177 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 of basement, ground floor, 1st floor, podium, 2nd floor 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th floors from Class B1(a)(offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 48 Dwellings. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015

As published by the council, reference 211177

Application record

Reference
211177
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
15 Jul 2021
Validated
19 Jul 2021
Decided
13 Sep 2021
Ward
Abbey Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7QF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 19 Jul 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 13 September 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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