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153 Friar Street Reading

Granted Reading 221906 Prior approval Part 3 Class G: Retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

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

Application record

Reference
221906
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class G: Retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
19 Dec 2022
Validated
22 Dec 2022
Decided
2 Mar 2023
Ward
Abbey Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 1HE

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

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 2 March 2023, 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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