Planning application
Pavement o/s Great Brigham Mead, Caversham Road, Reading , RG1 8DJ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
The proposed installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated existing BT payphone(s).
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1356
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1356
- Type
- Consent to display an advertisement
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 8DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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PL/25/1351 Refused
Pavement o/s Great Brigham Mead, Caversham Road, Reading , RG1 8DJ
The proposed installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated existing BT payphone(s).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Reading
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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