Planning application
18 PROSPECT STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8JG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of basement and ground floor from restaurant (Class E) to mixed food & drink establishment and drinking establishment (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0890
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0890
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 8JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Reading
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9 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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8 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Under Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 1 September 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.
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