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79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

Granted Reading PL/08/1152 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use classes: Ground floor A1 and B1, First Floor B1, Third Floor B1

As published by the council, reference PL/08/1152

Application record

Reference
PL/08/1152
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
27 Oct 2008
Validated
28 Oct 2008
Decided
22 Dec 2008
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 2SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 47 applications since 2000: 28 approved, 3 refused.

  • PL/26/0641 Granted

    79 SILVER STREET, READING, RG1 2SU

    Temporary change of use of 61 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) to co-living scheme (sui generis use class) comprising 46 student studio rooms and 15 studio rooms for occupation by students or staff employed directly by the NHS for a period of 3 years. (amended)

    Submitted 14 May 2026 Full applications
  • PL/20/1324 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Decided 9 Dec 2020 Conditions
  • 201324 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Decided 9 Dec 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1223 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Conditions
  • 201223 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Decided 10 Nov 2020 Conditions
  • 201068 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for discharge of conditions 11,15 and 24 of planning permission 180075.

    Decided 13 Oct 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1068 Granted

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application for discharge of conditions 11,15 and 24 of planning permission 180075.

    Decided 13 Oct 2020 Conditions
  • PL/20/1022 Decided

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application to increase the working hours as approved under 180075 from 8:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday and 9:00 - 13:00 Saturday to 7:00 -21:00 and 8:00 - 21:00 Saturday

    Decided 29 Jul 2020
  • 201022 Decided

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Application to increase the working hours as approved under 180075 from 8:00 - 18:00 Monday to Friday and 9:00 - 13:00 Saturday to 7:00 -21:00 and 8:00 - 21:00 Saturday

    Decided 29 Jul 2020
  • 200936 Withdrawn

    79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    Temporary change of use (until 31st August 2021) from 61 student studio rooms to a mix of 25 no. student studio rooms and 36 no. C1 service accommodation units

    Decided 10 Sep 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Oct 2008

    Received by Reading

  2. 28 Oct 2008

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Dec 2008

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 14 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 22 December 2008, 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 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    191794 Submitted 7 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to planning consent 191794 for traditional/normal ridge detailing for the rear block roof and associated adjustment to roof pitches

    Decided Amendments 2 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    200936 Submitted 2 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Temporary change of use (until 31st August 2021) from 61 student studio rooms to a mix of 25 no. student studio rooms and 36 no. C1 service accommodation units

    Withdrawn Full applications 3 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    PL/20/1324 Submitted 22 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • 79 SILVER STREET, READING, RG1 2SU

    PL/26/0641 Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

    Temporary change of use of 61 student studio rooms (sui generis use class) to co-living scheme (sui generis use class) comprising 46 student studio rooms and 15 studio rooms for occupation by students or staff employed directly by the NHS for a period of 3 years. (amended)

    Granted Full applications 9 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    201324 Submitted 22 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Discharge of Condition 16 (Access) relating to the planning permission180075

    Granted Conditions 2 docs

  • 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU

    PL/20/1223 Submitted 1 Sep 2020 50 yards away

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 10 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 180075

    Granted Conditions 3 docs

In Reading

  • PL/26/0976 Granted

    31 BRISBANE ROAD, READING, RG30 2PE

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along, consisting of two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation.

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0985 Granted

    32 VENETIA CLOSE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UG

    A loft conversion including the installation of three roof windows into the pitched roof of the front elevation as well as the addition of a dormer at the rear.

    Received 23 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0939 Granted

    6 THE GARDENERS, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8EZ

    Rear outbuilding

    Received 14 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0340 Granted

    66 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7DA

    Proposed single storey side extension. Proposed outbuilding.

    Received 13 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/1179 Awaiting decision

    3 NEW HOPE TERRACE, NEWPORT ROAD, READING, RG1 8FG

    Ancillary use of 1 room of house as tattoo parlour

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development