Planning application
WALFORD HALL, CAREY STREET, READING, RG1 7JS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of the Former RNIB building (Walford Hall) for use as a Children's Nursery and associated external alterations, landscaping and highway works.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1791
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1791
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 11 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7JS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Reading
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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