Planning application
62 GEORGE STREET, READING, RG1 7NT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of Flat 1 (basement, ground, first and second floor levels) as a 6 bedroom, 6 person HMO (Class C4) and Flat 2 (ground and mezzanine floor levels) as 1 self-contained residential unit (Class C3).
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0086
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0086
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7NT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/25/1416 Granted
62 George Street, Reading RG1 7NT
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the dwelling 62 George Street as a 6 bedroom HMO over 4 levels with 6 bedrooms
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Reading
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 23 March 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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