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25-31 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4PS

Granted Reading PL/24/1504 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Change of use of floors 1-4 from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise 24 residential apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1504

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1504
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
12 Nov 2024
Validated
13 Nov 2024
Decided
20 Dec 2024
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 4PS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 13 Nov 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 20 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 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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