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59 GLOUCESTER ROAD, READING, RG30 2TH

Granted Reading PL/26/0672 Prior approval Part 3 Class T: Business, hotels, etc. to state-funded schools or registered nursery

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

Proposal

Change of use of building from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (a state funded school for learning and non-residential institutions for the provision of education). Prior Notification under Class T, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0672

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0672
Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class T: Business, hotels, etc. to state-funded schools or registered nursery
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Decided
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Battle Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 2TH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 7 September 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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