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Flat 1-6, 5 Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA

Granted Reading PL/24/1106 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use following the change of use of the HMO to 6 self contained flats for more than 4 years.

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1106

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1106
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
23 Aug 2024
Validated
27 Aug 2024
Decided
3 Dec 2024
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 5RA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Aug 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Aug 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 3 December 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 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.

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