Planning application
24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX
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
- Refused As published: 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.
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PL/26/0233 Withdrawn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.
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PL/25/1815 Granted
24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX
Erection of outbuilding in rear garden used for purposes incidental to the main dwellinghouse
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Reading
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8 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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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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Certificate of existing lawfulness for Change of use from C3 family dwelling to C4 House in Multiple Occupation.
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