Planning application
144A CHAPEL HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Existing use of garage as a residential studio.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0136
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0136
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 1 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG31 5DF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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5 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 1 April 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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