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73 GRANGE AVENUE, READING, RG6 1DL

Refused Reading PL/25/1493 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Use of original C3 dwellinghouse as a 6-person C4 house in multiple occupation for six residents over a period exceeding 10 years

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1493

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1493
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Decided
15 Dec 2025
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG6 1DL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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