Planning application
READING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, ISLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 0RP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a 2-storey Operational Building (Sui Generis) and associated works adjacent to Island Road.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0373
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0373
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Whitley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG2 0RP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Reading
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24 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
33 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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Awaiting decision Trees -
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