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Kingdom Hall Of Jehovahs Witnesses, Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NP

Awaiting decision Reading PL/26/0097 Full planning permission

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

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 20 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided full applications in a median of 80 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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