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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  • PL/26/0312 Withdrawn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  • PL/25/1743 Withdrawn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 57 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 64 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 0.3 miles

  • 8 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QB

    PL/25/1743 Submitted 4 Dec 2025 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

  • 44 College Road Reading RG6 1QB

    211242 Submitted 29 Jul 2021 50 yards away

    Application for variation of condition 4 of planning permission 141428to allow two parking permits to be issued to the property

    Withdrawn Amendments 2 docs

  • 43 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QE

    PL/26/0683 Submitted 22 May 2026 50 yards 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

  • 39 College Road Reading RG6 1QE

    210805 Submitted 19 May 2021 50 yards away

    Small enlargement of existing rear single storey extension with addition of first floor extension above, new/modified fenestration, new cladding, new rooflights and conversation of the loft including a new rear dormer.

    Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 7 docs
    Small domestic

  • 23 COLLEGE ROAD, READING, RG6 1QE

    PL/26/1048 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    93% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

    Single storey side extensions

    Awaiting decision Householder Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

In Reading

  • PL/26/1328 Awaiting decision

    55 HATFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 3JB

    Proposed loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer

    Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0826 Granted

    90 MAYFIELD DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JT

    Hip to Gable, plus rear facing dormer. Two Velux windows to front aspect

    Received 23 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0975 Granted

    44 POTTERY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BQ

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along with two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0517 Granted

    259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY

    Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 persons.

    Received 16 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
  • PL/26/0942 Granted

    3, Benyon Court, Reading, RG1 6HR

    Single Storey Rear Extension

    Received 15 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Lawful development