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148 London Road Reading RG1 3PA

Refused Reading 230070 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use of basement as an HMO consisting of 6 bedrooms and a communal kitchen, bathroom and boiler/service/washing room

As published by the council, reference 230070

Application record

Reference
230070
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
19 Jan 2023
Validated
19 Jan 2023
Decided
15 Mar 2023
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3PA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 15 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 27 Jul 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 refusal means

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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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