Planning application
2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 X one-bedroom residential unit. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0900
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0900
- Type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Redlands Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 5LY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0223 Withdrawn
2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY
Proposed change of use from single storey office unit into a one-bedroom residential unit.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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27 Aug 2026
Status changed to Decision Made
Previously Recommendation Made.
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 25 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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PL/26/1076 Granted
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PL/26/0672 Granted
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