Planning application
33 COPENHAGEN CLOSE, READING, RG2 8UH
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1365
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1365
- Type
- Prior notification: Demolition
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 25 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Whitley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 8UH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Sep 2025
Received by Reading
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21 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 21 October 2025, 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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