Planning application
97 YORK ROAD, READING, RG1 8DU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 x 1-bed dwellings. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1315
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1315
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 8DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0131 Granted
97, York Road, Reading, RG1 8DU
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 – (Construction Method Statement) of application PL/25/1274
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PL/25/1274 Granted
97 York Road, Reading, RG1 8DU
Elevation and fenestration alterations, including rooflights and solar panels plus ground and first floor side extension for residential use (amended description)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Reading
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 29 January 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a self-contained 1 x bed studio flat for more than four years
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PL/26/1237 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/1220 Awaiting decision
54 NORCOT ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BU
Change of use of from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.