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285 BASINGSTOKE ROAD, READING, RG2 0JA

Withdrawn Reading PL/24/1236 Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.

Proposal

Removal of existing lean to and replace with single storey extension in same footprint. Construction of new rear dormer and loft conversion. Alter existing hip roof to gable. Build outbuilding within rear of the garden for office space/family room including bathroom.

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1236

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1236
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Use or Development
Status
Closed
Decision
Withdrawn
Received
19 Sep 2024
Validated
23 Sep 2024
Decided
4 Dec 2024
Ward
Church Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 0JA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Sep 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 23 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Withdrawn

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What withdrawal means

The process from here

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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