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79 Sherwood Street, Reading

Granted Reading PL/25/0360 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

Works: New dwelling

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

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
Decision Made
Decision
Granted
Received
6 Mar 2025
Validated
11 Mar 2025
Decided
29 Sep 2026
Ward
Battle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 29 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 29 September 2026, 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 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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