Planning application
GARDEN OF 80 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of rear garden of No.80 from residential (C3) to a mixed use (sui generis) residential and childcare nursery with the erection of two outbuildings used to accommodate 15 FTE childcare spaces (Retrospective)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0277
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0277
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Whitley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 8JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Reading
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11 Mar 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 6 May 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
23 documents on file for this application
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