Planning application
79 Sherwood Street, Reading
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of existing use for the use of 79 Sherwood Street as 2 separate self-contained flats for more than 4 years.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/0360
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/0360
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 6 Mar 2025
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ward
- Battle Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2025
Received by Reading
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11 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 May 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 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 lawful development applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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PL/26/1179 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/1164 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/1130 Awaiting decision
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