Planning application
51 ERLEIGH ROAD, READING, RG1 5NB
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
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26 Jun 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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