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North Gate House 21-23 Valpy Street Reading RG1 1AF

Granted Reading 240799 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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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 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.

  • 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.

    Decided 15 Aug 2024 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jun 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 15 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

24 documents on file for this application

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What 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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  • North Gate House 21-23 Valpy Street Reading RG1 1AF

    PL/24/0799 Submitted 20 Jun 2024 50 yards away

    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.

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 24 docs
    Major scheme
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    PL/25/1632 Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

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  • HOSPITIUM, VALPY STREET, READING, RG1 1AR

    PL/25/1633 Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Proposed new roof material to 2No. sections of existing flat roof due to failure.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 11 docs
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    221015 Submitted 11 Jul 2022 50 yards away

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    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1042 Granted

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    Change of use of 3rd Floor from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 x 2-bed flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Received 4 Sep, published by the council 14 Sep 2026 Prior approval