Planning application
176 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, READING, RG2 7PU
Works: New dwelling Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed extensions and alterations to existing flats with associated parking, cycle storage, refuse storage, boundary fencing and soft landscaping (amended description).
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1835
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1835
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Katesgrove Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 7PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Reading
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16 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
51 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 17 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.
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