Planning application
255-257 , Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8LE
Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Construction of a single-storey rear extension to No. 257 following demolition of the existing portacabin, change of use of ground floor to No. 255 to provide additional doctors' surgery accommodation and alterations to the first floor to provide a 2 bed flat with associated parking and soft landscaping.
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1853
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1853
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 31 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Whitley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 8LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Dec 2025
Received by Reading
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Reading granted permission on 22 May 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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