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ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

Granted Reading PL/26/0091 Full planning permission

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

External works to partial areas of all elevations at ground floor level and all areas of each elevation from 1st to 7th floor level, including replacement windows and doors, installation of brickwork following removal of existing glazing, the provision of Juliet balconies on all elevations and protruding balconies on the east and south elevations at 2nd floor level and above, and other associated works.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0091

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0091
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
26 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Decided
11 Jun 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 16 applications since 2023: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/1078 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Erection of a lower ground floor extension to the eastern elevation of the central block, associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Submitted 10 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/1052 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Infilling of the existing undercroft/void beneath the eastern projecting wing of the southern block at ground and lower ground level, associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/1014 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0880 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (internal and external lighting scheme) and 7A (details of biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0860 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of conditions 9 (contaminated land survey and assessment), 10 (contaminated land remediation scheme) and 11 (contaminated land validation report) of prior approval application PL/25/1711, as given on 19/01/2026.

    Decided 16 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0796 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0248 Withdrawn

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 17 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 18 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0198 Withdrawn

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Installation of roof space dormer windows on the north, east and west elevations of the north block and on the north, east, south and west elevations of the central block, all with associated external terrace spaces and replacement balustrades; the construction of a roof to enclose the plant area within part of the central block; and other associated development, all associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Decided 11 May 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0060 Decided

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Supplementary Desk Study Report), 7 (Remediation scheme) and 8 (Remediation scheme implementation) of application PL/25/0202

    Decided 17 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0012 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 12 new flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • PL/26/1014 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0880 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (internal and external lighting scheme) and 7A (details of biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0796 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions

Documents

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

28 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 11 June 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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Nearby applications

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  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1769 Submitted 9 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Supplementary Desk Study Report),), 7 (Remediation scheme) and 8 (Remediation scheme implementation) of application PL/25/0918

    Decided Conditions 5 docs

  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/1014 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs

  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/0860 Submitted 29 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of conditions 9 (contaminated land survey and assessment), 10 (contaminated land remediation scheme) and 11 (contaminated land validation report) of prior approval application PL/25/1711, as given on 19/01/2026.

    Granted Conditions 1 doc

  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/0198 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Installation of roof space dormer windows on the north, east and west elevations of the north block and on the north, east, south and west elevations of the central block, all with associated external terrace spaces and replacement balustrades; the construction of a roof to enclose the plant area within part of the central block; and other associated development, all associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Withdrawn Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs

  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1729 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    73% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jan

    Installation of roof space windows within the north, east, south and west elevations of the of the south block at Abbey Gardens

    Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing

  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1711 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 17 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 21 docs
    Major scheme

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    4-5 ST MARYS BUTTS, READING, RG1 2LN

    Replacement of existing shopfront signage with new internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs, relocation of the entrance doors by swapping the existing door with the existing glazing, installation of new window vinyls, and associated external alterations.

    Received 5 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
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    Change of use of rear garden of No.80 from residential (C3) to a mixed use (sui generis) residential and childcare nursery with the erection of two outbuildings used to accommodate 15 FTE childcare spaces (Retrospective)

    Received 2 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 26 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications