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40 HOWARD STREET, READING, RG1 7XS

Refused Reading PL/26/0531 Full planning permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Retrospective application for the removal of chimney stacks

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0531

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0531
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7XS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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