Planning application
North Gate House 21-23 Valpy Street Reading RG1 1AF
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 78 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference 240799
Application record
- Reference
- 240799
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 20 Jun 2024
- Validated
- 20 Jun 2024
- Decided
- 15 Aug 2024
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 1AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/24/0799 Granted
North Gate House 21-23 Valpy Street Reading RG1 1AF
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 78 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jun 2024
Received by Reading
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15 Aug 2024
Decision issued: Approve
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27 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 15 August 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 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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