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8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

Awaiting decision Reading PL/26/1066 Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm that condition 6 of planning permission for ‘Change of use to day nursery with ancillary residential accommodation’ (PL/14/1836) has been breached for more than ten years.

As published by the council, reference PL/26/1066

Application record

Reference
PL/26/1066
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Status
Under Consultation
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Park Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG6 1QB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

  • PL/26/0312 Withdrawn

    8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

    Variation of condition 6 of application PL/14/1836 (Change of Use to day nursery with ancillary residential accommodation) to increase the number of children accommodated at the nursery from 50 to 90.

    Decided 8 May 2026 Amendments
  • PL/25/1743 Withdrawn

    8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

    Certificate of Lawfulness for accommodating over 50 children at the day nursery in non-compliance with condition 6 of Planning Consent reference 141836

    Decided 25 Feb 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Reading took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided lawful development applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

    PL/25/1743 Submitted 4 Dec 2025 0m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for accommodating over 50 children at the day nursery in non-compliance with condition 6 of Planning Consent reference 141836

    Withdrawn Lawful development 1 doc

  • 8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

    PL/26/0312 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 0m away

    Variation of condition 6 of application PL/14/1836 (Change of Use to day nursery with ancillary residential accommodation) to increase the number of children accommodated at the nursery from 50 to 90.

    Withdrawn Amendments 4 docs

  • 43 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QE

    PL/26/0683 Submitted 22 May 2026 41m away

    Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of new single storey rear extension. External alterations including replacement of all existing windows with double glazed units to match existing, and relocation of front door (amended).

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 16 docs
    Small domestic

  • 23 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QE

    PL/26/1048 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 41m away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

    Single storey side extensions

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 29 Bulmershe Road Reading RG1 5RH

    211152 Submitted 12 Jul 2021 81m away

    Construction of rear second floor dormer window extension and ground floor single-storey rear extension

    Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 4 docs
    Small domestic

  • 70-78 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JL

    211714 Submitted 18 Oct 2021 113m away

    Demolition of hotel and erection of 14 apartments.

    Refused Full applications New dwelling Demolition 18 docs
    Major scheme

In Reading

  • PL/26/0939 Granted

    6 THE GARDENERS, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8EZ

    Rear outbuilding

    14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0340 Granted

    66 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7DA

    Proposed single storey side extension. Proposed outbuilding.

    13 Mar 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/1179 Awaiting decision

    3 NEW HOPE TERRACE, NEWPORT ROAD, READING, RG1 8FG

    Ancillary use of 1 room of house as tattoo parlour

    2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/1164 Awaiting decision

    THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL, HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

    Extensions to existing buildings and rooftop safety railings

    27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/1130 Awaiting decision

    19 KENTWOOD CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6DH

    Proposed conversion of existing Garage to habitable space.

    24 Aug 2026 Lawful development