Planning application
FLAT 2, 4 MASON STREET, READING, RG1 7PD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of existing lawfulness for a self-contained flat at ground floor level
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1298
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1298
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 3 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7PD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Reading
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3 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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