Planning application
117 Cumberland Road Reading RG1 3JY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 dwelling. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference 221872
Application record
- Reference
- 221872
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 12 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 12 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 3JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/26/1042 Granted
117 CUMBERLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 3JY
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 3.0m 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.
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PL/26/0231 Granted
117 CUMBERLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 3JY
Dormer to rear
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PL/25/1246 Withdrawn
117 CUMBERLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 3JY
Erection of an outbuilding incidental to the existing property,
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2022
Received by Reading
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20 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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8 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Dormer to rear
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Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 3.0m 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.
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Kenavon Drive Reading RG1 3LS
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Granted Outline Demolition 3 docs -
JOLLY ANGLERS PH, KENNET SIDE, READING, RG1 3EA
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PL/26/1024 Granted
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PL/26/1273 Awaiting decision
48 VALENTINE CRESCENT, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JJ
Rear extension measuring 5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.86m, and 3m 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.
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PL/26/1237 Awaiting decision
80a Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SP
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.415m, and 2.76m 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.
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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.