Planning application
Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses, Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application under Section 106a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to modify a planning obligation contained within a section 106 agreement dated 10th December 1990 in relation to planning permission 90/0613/FD to enable the hall to be used more frequently.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0097
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0097
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Norcot Ward
- Postcode
- RG30 2NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Reading
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reading took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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