Planning application
640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0206
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0206
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 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 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0172 Granted
640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH
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
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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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Under Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
28 documents on file for this application
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Reading granted permission on 13 August 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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640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH
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
Granted Conditions 12 docs -
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 Amendments 6 docs -
The Pond House Ph 738 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH
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 -
Building to the north of 640 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EH
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
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as x6 self-contained properties and x2 multiple occupation rooms.
Withdrawn Lawful development 2 docs -
631 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HP
Certificate of lawfulness for Existing use as x6 self-contained properties and x2 multiple occupation rooms.
Withdrawn Lawful development 3 docs
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PL/26/0349 Refused
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PL/26/0728 Withdrawn
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PL/25/1685 Granted
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