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Great Brighams Mead, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8DJ

Granted Reading PL/24/1320 Removal/variation of conditions

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

Proposal

Change of use from office use Class B1(a) to use Class C3 to comprise 110 residential units. Prior Notification under Class 0, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 without complying with condition 1 (time limit for completion) of consent ref. 210567 to allow for completion of the development within 6 years rather than 3 years

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1320

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1320
Type
Removal/variation of conditions
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
4 Oct 2024
Validated
4 Oct 2024
Decided
2 Dec 2024
Ward
Thames Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 8DJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/1055 Awaiting decision

    Great Brighams Mead, Vastern road, Reading, RG1 8DJ

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission ref. PL/25/0052

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0239 Awaiting decision

    Great Brighams Mead, Vastern Road, Reading , RG1 8DJ

    “External works in connection with the conversion of the building to residential use, to facilitate landscape and amenity enhancements, and associated ancillary works”

    Submitted 20 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 2 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 2 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 amendment applications

An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    PL/26/0288 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~12 May

    External alterations in connection with conversion of the building to residential use without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of approved planning permission ref. PL/25/0052 for changes to the proposed external alterations to the building (application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).

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    PL/26/0287 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    75% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

    Change of use from office use Class B1(a) to use Class C3 to comprise 110 residential units. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of consent ref. PL/25/0046 for internal alterations to layout (application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).

    Awaiting decision Amendments 13 docs
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    PL/26/0239 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    73% historically approved · decision due ~17 Apr

    “External works in connection with the conversion of the building to residential use, to facilitate landscape and amenity enhancements, and associated ancillary works”

    Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs
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    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Amendments
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