Planning application
32A ARDLER ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from a builder's yard/ storage/ distribution (Class B8/Sui Generis) to a barber shop (Class E) Retrospective
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0814
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0814
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 5AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reading took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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