Planning application
Former Gas Holder site, Alexander Turner Close, Reading, RG1 3EA
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and Gas Holder and the erection of new buildings ranging between 2 and 9 storeys in height, providing 130 residential units (Class C3) with associated access, car parking, landscaping and open space without complying with conditions 2 (approved plans), 11 (noise mitigation), 12 (ventilation strategy), 26 (SuDS) and 35 (vehicle parking) of planning permission ref. PL/19/0627 for changes to design, layout, unit mix, vehicle parking, refuse storage, landscaping, noise mitigation and ventilation strategy and energy strategy
As published by the council, reference PL/25/0697
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/0697
- Type
- Removal/variation of conditions
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 12 May 2025
- Validated
- 23 May 2025
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- RG1 3EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2025
Received by Reading
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23 May 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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14 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Under Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
94 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 10 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.
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