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AL-MAJID CENTRE, 215 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, READING, RG2 7PX

Awaiting decision Reading PL/24/1694 Full planning permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of Use from Library (Class F1(d)) to a Community Centre and Place of Worship (Sui Generis Use), with two car parking bays and associated access (part retrospective)

As published by the council, reference PL/24/1694

Application record

Reference
PL/24/1694
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
18 Dec 2024
Validated
27 Jan 2025
Ward
Church Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 7PX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 March 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Reading took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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