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51 ERLEIGH ROAD, READING, RG1 5NB

Granted Reading PL/26/0851 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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

Proposal

Use as 3 self-contained Class C3 residential units (ground floor flat 1; first floor flat 2; second floor flat 3).

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0851

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0851
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Decided
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Redlands Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 5NB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 21 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 21 August 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 lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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