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205-207, ALEXANDER HOUSE, 205 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4FW

Refused Reading PL/24/1285 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

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
Refused As published: 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

  1. 30 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 1 Oct 2024

    Received by Reading

  3. 28 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Refuse

  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 this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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