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154 FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1HE

Granted Reading PL/26/0449 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of the upper floors of the building to serviced accommodation units (Class C1) and associated external and internal works.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0449

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0449
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Decided
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 1HE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/0450 Granted

    154 FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1HE

    Change of use of the upper floors of the building to serviced accommodation units (Class C1) and associated external and internal works.

    Decided 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 17 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 23 July 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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