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W H Smith News 4 Acre Road Reading RG2 0XZ

Withdrawn Reading 240630 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Installation of 2.4m high palisade gates at junction of site car park and the main highway at Acre Road

As published by the council, reference 240630

Application record

Reference
240630
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Withdrawn
Received
15 May 2024
Validated
22 May 2024
Decided
15 Oct 2024
Ward
Whitley Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 0XZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024.

  • PL/24/0630 Withdrawn

    W H Smith News 4 Acre Road Reading RG2 0XZ

    Installation of 2.4m high palisade gates at junction of site car park and the main highway at Acre Road

    Decided 15 Oct 2024 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 May 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The applicant withdrew this application before Reading decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

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