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The Willows 2 Hexham Road Reading RG2 7UG

Granted Reading 230279 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Full planning application for the erection of a building containing a day centre providing social care services (Use Class E(f)) and 42 residential units including specialist housing (Use Class C3) with landscaping, car parking and access.

As published by the council, reference 230279

Application record

Reference
230279
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
17 Sep 2024
Ward
Redlands Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG2 7UG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/0548 Decided

    THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Condition 25 - Tree Planting Scheme - of application PL/24/1589

    Decided 28 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0149 Awaiting decision

    THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (EVC charging) and 7 (refuse and recycling storage) of application PL/24/1589

    Submitted 4 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • PL/25/0441 Withdrawn

    THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Noise) of Application 230279

    Submitted 21 Mar 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 17 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

42 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 17 September 2024, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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Within 500 metres

  • 32 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    PL/26/0150 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 0m away

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.9m, and 2.75m 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.

    Granted Prior approval Extension 5 docs
  • THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    PL/26/0149 Submitted 4 Feb 2026 0m away

    92% historically approved · decision due ~1 Apr

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (EVC charging) and 7 (refuse and recycling storage) of application PL/24/1589

    Awaiting decision Conditions 8 docs
  • 2, The Willows, Hexham Road, Reading, RG2 7UG

    PL/26/0721 Submitted 2 Jun 2026 0m away

    78% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/24/1589

    Awaiting decision Amendments 6 docs
  • THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    PL/26/0548 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 0m away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition Condition 25 - Tree Planting Scheme - of application PL/24/1589

    Decided Conditions 4 docs
  • THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG

    PL/25/0441 Submitted 21 Mar 2025 0m away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Noise) of Application 230279

    Withdrawn Conditions 2 docs
  • 1 Hexham Road Reading RG2 7UQ

    221040 Submitted 14 Jul 2022 113m away

    Erection of a 3 storey building containing three 3-bed flats (C3 Use Class)

    Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling 2 docs

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    17 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    12 May 2026 Full applications
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