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Ground Floor East, Central Point 25-31 London Street Reading RG1 4PS

Granted Reading PL/24/0789 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Application for change of use of the 2nd and 3rd Floors of 25-31 London Street from Class E (Commercial Offices) to Class F1 (Learning and Non-residential Institutions) or Class E (Commercial Offices) (amended description).

As published by the council, reference PL/24/0789

Application record

Reference
PL/24/0789
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
19 Jun 2024
Validated
19 Jun 2024
Decided
20 Sep 2024
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 4PS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 20 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 20 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.

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