Planning application
121 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3ES
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change the use of the building at ground to fourth floors from office (E Class) to residential (C3), to accommodate 93 No. self-contained flats
As published by the council, reference PL/24/0997
Application record
- Reference
- PL/24/0997
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 3ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2024
Received by Reading
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2 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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8 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
44 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 2 October 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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