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640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH

Granted Reading PL/26/0172 Approval of details reserved by a condition

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

Proposal

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Construction Method Statement), 11 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 12 (Noise), 17 (Air Quality) and 18 (SAP) of permission PL/22/07803

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0172

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0172
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Decided
13 May 2026
Ward
Battle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 1EH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/0206 Granted

    640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH

    Three storey rear extension and external front basement access, to create one additional ground floor commercial unit and two (C3) units at first and second floors as part of a mixed use development comprising a total of three commercial units at basement and ground floor and four (C3) units, and associated external alterations, parking and bin storage. (amended)

    Decided 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0145 Decided

    640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH

    Minor amendment of planning permission PL/22/0780 to amend the wording of conditions 20 (Design stage BREEAM) and 21 (Final BREEAM) (Amended)

    Decided 14 May 2026 Amendments
  • 220780 Granted

    640 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH

    Provision of a mixed-use development comprising 3 x separate commercial units (one at basement level and two at ground floor level)and 2 additional self-contained dwellings (two at first floor and two at second floor) with associated extensions and alterations

    Decided 7 Jun 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 13 May 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 13 May 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • 640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH

    PL/26/0206 Submitted 16 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Three storey rear extension and external front basement access, to create one additional ground floor commercial unit and two (C3) units at first and second floors as part of a mixed use development comprising a total of three commercial units at basement and ground floor and four (C3) units, and associated external alterations, parking and bin storage. (amended)

    Granted Full applications Extension 28 docs
  • 640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH

    PL/26/0145 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Minor amendment of planning permission PL/22/0780 to amend the wording of conditions 20 (Design stage BREEAM) and 21 (Final BREEAM) (Amended)

    Decided Amendments 6 docs
  • The Pond House Ph 738 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH

    191673 Submitted 17 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to permission 171127 and to the landscaping scheme approved under planning reference 181265 as discharge of condition 4 of the permission. Seeking approval of revised landscapingscheme.

    Decided Amendments 2 docs
  • 640 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH

    220780 Submitted 27 May 2022 50 yards away

    Provision of a mixed-use development comprising 3 x separate commercial units (one at basement level and two at ground floor level)and 2 additional self-contained dwellings (two at first floor and two at second floor) with associated extensions and alterations

    Granted Full applications Extension 18 docs
  • Building to the north of 640 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH

    210365 Submitted 8 Mar 2021 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate application under section 191 to establish the existing use class of the current building as shown on the accompanying location plan to be B1(a) offices (Use Class E(c) as amended 1st September 2020)

    Granted Lawful development 7 docs
  • 629 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HP

    PL/25/1669 Submitted 20 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as x6 self-contained properties and x2 multiple occupation rooms.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 2 docs

In Reading

  • PL/26/1086 Split decision

    41A WHITE HOUSE, 41 EASTERN AVENUE, READING, RG1 5RX

    Discharge of conditions 4, 5 & 7 of planning permission reference PL/26/0099. (amended)

    Received 12 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/1292 Awaiting decision

    174 UPPER WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JU

    Application for approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission 221566 at 174 Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7JU.

    Received 28 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0564 Granted

    27-32, Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DG

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 (courtyard operational management plan) of planning permission) ref. PL/22/0545.

    Received 27 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/1281 Awaiting decision

    SPRINGWOOD, THE WARREN, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7TQ

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS APPLICATION FOR APPLICATION REF: PL/25/1324 IN RELATION TO CONDITIONS 5 (TREES), 6 (HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING SCHEME), 7 (CEMP) AND 9 (BIODIVERSITY ENHANCEMENTS)

    Received 24 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/1259 Awaiting decision

    ROYAL BERKSHIRE ARCHIVES, 9 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6AF

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 (Mechanical Plant) of PL/26/0036

    Received 21 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Conditions