Planning application
205-207, ALEXANDER HOUSE, 205 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4FW
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of Basement level from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 6 residential units and cycle parking - Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference PL/24/1285
Application record
- Reference
- PL/24/1285
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 1 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 28 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Park Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 4FW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Oct 2024
Received by Reading
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28 Nov 2024
Decision issued: Refuse
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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