Planning application
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of the building from Class E(g)(i) office use to Class C3 residential use involving the creation of 50 1-bed studio apartments, with associated car parking and cycle storage
As published by the council, reference PL/24/0949
Application record
- Reference
- PL/24/0949
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 26 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 26 Jul 2024
- Decided
- 19 Sep 2024
- Ward
- Coley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7SN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/1025 Awaiting decision
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Alterations to replace some existing glazing and spandrel panels within an existing curtain walling system
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PL/26/0562 Granted
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jul 2024
Received by Reading
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19 Sep 2024
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 19 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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
73% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep
Alterations to replace some existing glazing and spandrel panels within an existing curtain walling system
Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs -
59, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7SN
Drill hole through wall for the purposes of Broadband wiring
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs -
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949
Granted Conditions 4 docs -
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
TPO 1 (20) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 2 (17) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 3 (14) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 4 (11) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects on the tree and road sign and Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 5 (10) - Plane Tree - Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 6 (8) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 7 (7) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 8 (6) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 9 (5) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 10 (4) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 11 (3) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 12 (2) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres Please note numbers in (brackets) is tree reference in accompanying report
Granted Trees 4 docs -
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
86% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jun
Request for EIA Screening Opinion
Awaiting decision Outline -
53, Former Thames Valley Police Station , Castle Street , Reading , RG1 7TH
73% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug
Full planning permission for the demolition of the existing building and the erection of a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 205 Use Class C3 residential units, with Use Class E and Sui Generis on the ground floor and with some elements at lower ground floor, plus public realm, hard and soft landscaping, access and servicing arrangements, cycle parking, and other associated works.
Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 425 docs
Other prior approval applications
In Reading
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PL/26/0672 Granted
59 GLOUCESTER ROAD, READING, RG30 2TH
Change of use of building from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (a state funded school for learning and non-residential institutions for the provision of education). Prior Notification under Class T, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
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PL/26/1188 Awaiting decision
12 BUCKLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 7SN
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
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PL/26/0065 Granted
95 GROVE ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LW
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
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PL/26/0900 Granted
2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
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PL/26/1110 Awaiting decision
17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD
Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.