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263 Oxford Road Reading

Granted Reading 211378 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 Class E (Cafe) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 dwellings at ground floor. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

As published by the council, reference 211378

Application record

Reference
211378
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class O: Offices to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
20 Aug 2021
Validated
20 Aug 2021
Decided
14 Oct 2021
Ward
Coley Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7PY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

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

  • 210621 Granted

    263 Oxford Road Reading

    2 x front pitched roof dormers and 2 x rear flat roofed dormers (amended)

    Decided 26 Jul 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Aug 2021

    Received by Reading

  2. 14 Oct 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 7 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 14 October 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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    Received 16 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1220 Awaiting decision

    54 NORCOT ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BU

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

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval