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81 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4QA

Refused Reading PL/25/1228 Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Temporary change of use from private parking to commercial car park for up to 3 years

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1228

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1228
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
24 Sep 2025
Decided
19 Nov 2025
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 4QA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PL/26/0921 Granted

    81 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4QA

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Proposed Layout) of application PL/25/1228

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 24 Sep 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • PL/26/0921 Granted

    81 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4QA

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Proposed Layout) of application PL/25/1228

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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