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221906

153 Friar Street Reading

Granted Reading Prior approval Part 3 Class G: Retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use

Proposal

Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use for two flats (Use Class C3) under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G

As published by the council, reference 221906

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Dec 2022

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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