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Planning application

Land to the rear of 55 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

Granted Reading PL/25/1498 Full planning permission

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from office (Class E) to 2 residential units (Class C3) and associated works, including replacement of the external stair and windows/doors.

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1498

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1498
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
21 Oct 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Decided
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7XX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/25/1494 Granted

    Land to the rear of 55 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

    Various internal and external works associated with the change of use from office (Class E) to 2 residential units (Class C3), including replacement windows and doors, redecoration of timber fascias, soffits, and sash windows, repair of brickwork, a series of internal layout changes and replacement of the external stair.

    Decided 24 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

35 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 24 July 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/26/0233 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 0m away

    Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui Generis use class for seven bedroom HMO.

    Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1331 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

    Certificate of existing lawfulness for Change of use from C3 family dwelling to C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

    Granted Lawful development 15 docs
    Domestic
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1329 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

    Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden of the property, incidental to the use of the host dwelling.

    Refused Lawful development 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land to the rear of 55 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1494 Submitted 20 Oct 2025 0m away

    Various internal and external works associated with the change of use from office (Class E) to 2 residential units (Class C3), including replacement windows and doors, redecoration of timber fascias, soffits, and sash windows, repair of brickwork, a series of internal layout changes and replacement of the external stair.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 30 docs
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1815 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 0m away

    Erection of outbuilding in rear garden used for purposes incidental to the main dwellinghouse

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/26/0609 Submitted 7 May 2026 0m away

    Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui generis use class for seven bedroom HMO

    Refused Full applications 10 docs

In Reading

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    25 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • PL/26/0349 Refused

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    16 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0728 Withdrawn

    25 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5AR

    Construction of single storey extension and box dormer to rear roofslope. New access door to front façade. Redevelopment and internal reconfiguration to facilitate change of use to one-bed studio flat (Class C3) and three bedroom flat (Class C3).

    3 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/25/1685 Granted

    8 BLENHEIM ROAD, READING, RG1 5NQ

    Part retrospective conversion of existing C3 House to 2 apartments, 1 x one bedroom apartment and 1 x 2 bedroom apartment and parta small rear first floor extension.

    24 Nov 2025 Full applications