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73 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING, RG2 7BD

Refused Reading PL/25/1578 Prior approval Part 3 Class G: Retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use

Works: New dwelling Several homes

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

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3). Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G

As published by the council, reference PL/25/1578

Application record

Reference
PL/25/1578
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class G: Retail or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
30 Nov 2025
Decided
24 Feb 2026
Ward
Redlands Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG2 7BD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Reading

  2. 30 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

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