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40 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 7EB

Granted Reading PL/24/1572 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

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

Proposal

Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 31 dwelling units. 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/24/1572

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1572
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
5 Nov 2024
Validated
5 Nov 2024
Decided
9 Jan 2025
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7EB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 9 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 9 January 2025, 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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