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Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

Granted Reading PL/24/0791 Removal/variation of conditions

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

Proposal

Variation of condition 1 (Use not to commence until roof and elevation works associated with Ref: 210885 have been completed) of prior approval Ref: 210906 (as allowed on appeal on 22/11/2022 for Change of use from office use Class B1a to residential use Class C3 to create 13 new residential dwellings) to amend the wording to reflect that updated plans have since been approved to Ref: 210885 by Ref: 231792.

As published by the council, reference PL/24/0791

Application record

Reference
PL/24/0791
Type
Removal/variation of conditions
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
19 Jun 2024
Validated
19 Jun 2024
Decided
27 Aug 2024
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 4LS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 1 refused.

  • 230400 Granted

    Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 22 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 17 May 2023 Prior approval
  • 210906 Refused

    Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    Change of use from office use Class B1a to residential use Class C3 tocreate 13 new residential dwellings. These are created 11 within the roofspace of the building and a further 2 units on Ground and 1st Floor. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 28 Jul 2021 Prior approval
  • 210885 Granted

    Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    Roof alterations and external elevation works.

    Decided 24 Aug 2021 Full applications
  • 210536 Granted

    Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS

    Change of use from office use Class B1(a) to use Class C3 to comprise 22 residential units. Prior Notification under Class 0, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)Order 2015

    Decided 25 Jun 2021 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 27 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.

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