Planning application
58 KINGS ROAD, READING
Works: New dwelling
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval under Class MA of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the first floor, second floor and loft floors from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) use to Class C3 (Residential) use to provide 3 no. self-contained flats, together with associated refuse and cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0798
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0798
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/26/0489 Withdrawn
58 KINGS ROAD, READING
PL26/0489 Non-material amendment to prior approval ref. PL/25/1212 to allow for adjustments to the approved layout, comprising the repositioning of the internal staircase
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PL/26/0488 Withdrawn
58 KINGS ROAD, READING
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/23/1334 to alter the internal arrangement, layout and fenestration of the approved scheme.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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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 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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PL/26/1237 Awaiting decision
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