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58 KINGS ROAD, READING

Refused Reading PL/26/0798 Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

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
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.

  • PL/26/0489 Withdrawn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

    Decided 28 May 2026 Amendments
  • PL/26/0488 Withdrawn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.

    Decided 28 May 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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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 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.

In Reading

  • PL/26/0672 Granted

    59 GLOUCESTER ROAD, READING, RG30 2TH

    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).

    20 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1188 Awaiting decision

    12 BUCKLAND ROAD, READING, RG2 7SN

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    3 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0065 Granted

    95 GROVE ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LW

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    21 Jan 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0900 Granted

    2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY

    Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/1110 Awaiting decision

    17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

    Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    19 Aug 2026 Prior approval