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103 Cholmeley Road, Reading RG1 3LR

Granted Reading PL/24/1209 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use as a 7 bed HMO for over 10 years.

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1209

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1209
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
13 Sep 2024
Validated
13 Sep 2024
Decided
16 Jan 2025
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3LR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PL/25/1672 Refused

    103 Cholmeley Road, Reading, RG1 3LR

    Erection of a rear dormer

    Decided 20 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Sep 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 16 January 2025, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 103 Cholmeley Road, Reading, RG1 3LR

    PL/25/1672 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Erection of a rear dormer

    Refused Full applications Loft or dormer 8 docs
  • Kennet Railway Bridge Great Western Main Line At 34m 1732yds Mln1 Reading RG1 3LX

    151144 Submitted 10 Mar 2015 100 yards away

    Application for listed building consent for the provision of two portal frames to the outer faces of Kennet Bridge, to carry the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) required as part of the Great Western Main Line Electrification Programme.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 20 docs
  • Kennet Railway Bridge Great Western Main Line At 34m 1732yds Mln1 Reading RG1 3LX

    151920 Submitted 10 Mar 2015 100 yards away

    Application for prior approval for the provision of two portal frames to the outer faces of Kennet Bridge, to carry the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) required as part of the Great Western Main Line Electrification Programme.

    Decided 4 docs
  • 5 SCHOOL TERRACE, READING, RG1 3LS

    PL/26/0787 Submitted 15 Jun 2026 100 yards away

    Single storey rear elevation with flat roof and rooflight to form larger kitchen and living space and new utility and WC.

    Refused Householder Loft or dormer 6 docs
    Small domestic
  • Kenavon Drive Reading RG1 3LS

    171392 Submitted 9 May 2017 100 yards away

    Consultation from Reading Borough Council for the following proposal: Demolition of the two existing retail (Homebase and Toys R Us) structures and the erection of new buildings ranging between 2 and 11 storeys in height, providing 765 (18 x studio, 302x1, 409x2 and 36x3- bed) residential units (Class C3), 5 commercial units (3x flexible Class A1-5, B1 or D1-2 uses, 1x flexible Class A1-A5 use, 1x flexible Class A3 or A4 use), various works to the public realm, including a new riverside square, landscaping, accesses, parking and associated works.

    Granted Outline Demolition 3 docs
  • 16 Freshwater Road Reading RG1 3NA

    210849 Submitted 25 May 2021 150 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed erection of rear flat roofed dormer loft conversion

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 2 docs

In Reading

  • PL/26/1328 Awaiting decision

    55 HATFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 3JB

    Proposed loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0826 Granted

    90 MAYFIELD DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JT

    Hip to Gable, plus rear facing dormer. Two Velux windows to front aspect

    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0975 Granted

    44 POTTERY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BQ

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along with two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0517 Granted

    259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY

    Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 persons.

    Received 16 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0942 Granted

    3, Benyon Court, Reading, RG1 6HR

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development