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ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

Granted Reading PL/26/0860 Approval of details reserved by a condition

Relates to PL/25/1711

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

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 9 (contaminated land survey and assessment), 10 (contaminated land remediation scheme) and 11 (contaminated land validation report) of prior approval application PL/25/1711, as given on 19/01/2026.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0860

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0860
Type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Conditions discharged
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
29 Jun 2026
Decided
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 14 applications since 2023: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/26/1014 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0880 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Conditions 6 (internal and external lighting scheme) and 7A (details of biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0796 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Decided 14 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0248 Withdrawn

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 17 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 18 May 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/26/0198 Withdrawn

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Installation of roof space dormer windows on the north, east and west elevations of the north block and on the north, east, south and west elevations of the central block, all with associated external terrace spaces and replacement balustrades; the construction of a roof to enclose the plant area within part of the central block; and other associated development, all associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Decided 11 May 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0091 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    External works to partial areas of all elevations at ground floor level and all areas of each elevation from 1st to 7th floor level, including replacement windows and doors, installation of brickwork following removal of existing glazing, the provision of Juliet balconies on all elevations and protruding balconies on the east and south elevations at 2nd floor level and above, and other associated works.

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/26/0060 Decided

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Supplementary Desk Study Report), 7 (Remediation scheme) and 8 (Remediation scheme implementation) of application PL/25/0202

    Decided 17 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • PL/26/0012 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 12 new flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Prior approval
  • PL/25/1769 Decided

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Supplementary Desk Study Report),), 7 (Remediation scheme) and 8 (Remediation scheme implementation) of application PL/25/0918

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Conditions
  • PL/25/1729 Awaiting decision

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Installation of roof space windows within the north, east, south and west elevations of the of the south block at Abbey Gardens

    Submitted 1 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jun 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Conditions discharged

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • PL/25/1711 Granted

    ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 17 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Decided 19 Jan 2026 Prior approval

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 16 July 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1769 Submitted 9 Dec 2025 0m away

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Supplementary Desk Study Report),), 7 (Remediation scheme) and 8 (Remediation scheme implementation) of application PL/25/0918

    Decided Conditions 5 docs
  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/1014 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 0m away

    98% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

    Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 11 docs
  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/0198 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 0m away

    Installation of roof space dormer windows on the north, east and west elevations of the north block and on the north, east, south and west elevations of the central block, all with associated external terrace spaces and replacement balustrades; the construction of a roof to enclose the plant area within part of the central block; and other associated development, all associated with the existing office use (Class E).

    Withdrawn Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs
  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1729 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 0m away

    71% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jan

    Installation of roof space windows within the north, east, south and west elevations of the of the south block at Abbey Gardens

    Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing
  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/25/1711 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 0m away

    Change of use of part of building from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 17 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Granted Prior approval New dwelling 21 docs
    Major scheme
  • ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA

    PL/26/0796 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 0m away

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.

    Granted Conditions 6 docs

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    10 Apr 2026 Conditions
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    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Material details) of application PL/26/0397

    3 Sep 2026 Conditions
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    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949

    27 Apr 2026 Conditions