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24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

Refused Reading PL/26/0609 Full planning permission

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

Proposal

Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui generis use class for seven bedroom HMO

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0609

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0609
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Refuse
Received
7 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Decided
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 7XX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 2 refused.

  • PL/26/0233 Withdrawn

    24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui Generis use class for seven bedroom HMO.

    Decided 10 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • PL/25/1815 Granted

    24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    Erection of outbuilding in rear garden used for purposes incidental to the main dwellinghouse

    Decided 9 Feb 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/25/1331 Granted

    24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    Certificate of existing lawfulness for Change of use from C3 family dwelling to C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

    Decided 8 Jan 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/25/1329 Refused

    24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden of the property, incidental to the use of the host dwelling.

    Decided 14 Nov 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 May 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 8 May 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 27 Jul 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.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/26/0233 Submitted 19 Feb 2026 0m away

    Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui Generis use class for seven bedroom HMO.

    Withdrawn Full applications 6 docs
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1331 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

    Certificate of existing lawfulness for Change of use from C3 family dwelling to C4 House in Multiple Occupation.

    Granted Lawful development 15 docs
    Domestic
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1329 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

    Erection of a single storey outbuilding within the rear garden of the property, incidental to the use of the host dwelling.

    Refused Lawful development 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • Land to the rear of 55 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1498 Submitted 21 Oct 2025 0m away

    Change of use from office (Class E) to 2 residential units (Class C3) and associated works, including replacement of the external stair and windows/doors.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 35 docs
  • Land to the rear of 55 Baker Street, Reading, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1494 Submitted 20 Oct 2025 0m away

    Various internal and external works associated with the change of use from office (Class E) to 2 residential units (Class C3), including replacement windows and doors, redecoration of timber fascias, soffits, and sash windows, repair of brickwork, a series of internal layout changes and replacement of the external stair.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 30 docs
  • 24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX

    PL/25/1815 Submitted 17 Dec 2025 0m away

    Erection of outbuilding in rear garden used for purposes incidental to the main dwellinghouse

    Granted Lawful development 4 docs
    Small domestic

In Reading

  • PL/26/0285 Granted

    102 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2AX

    To install a new ventilation system.

    4 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • PL/25/1695 Granted

    164-166 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AZ

    Change of use of the property (Use Class C1) to create 1 no. 14 bedroom, 14 person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) and erection of bin stores and formalisation of rear parking and amenity space (amended)

    25 Nov 2025 Full applications
  • PL/26/0349 Refused

    Land adjacent Tilehurst Railway Station, Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6TH

    3 storey, 2-bed dwelling house (self-build) including formation of an access to Oxford Road (A329), driveway, landscaping, and associated works

    16 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0728 Withdrawn

    25 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5AR

    Construction of single storey extension and box dormer to rear roofslope. New access door to front façade. Redevelopment and internal reconfiguration to facilitate change of use to one-bed studio flat (Class C3) and three bedroom flat (Class C3).

    3 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/25/1685 Granted

    8 BLENHEIM ROAD, READING, RG1 5NQ

    Part retrospective conversion of existing C3 House to 2 apartments, 1 x one bedroom apartment and 1 x 2 bedroom apartment and parta small rear first floor extension.

    24 Nov 2025 Full applications