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Engineering Building University Of Reading Reading Shinfield Road RG6 6UR

Granted Wokingham 163315 Full

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Full application for the erection of a 5 storey Health and Lifesciences Building; new entrance and external works to Philip Lyle Building; associated landscaping and car parking; following demolition of the Engineering and Harborne Building within the Whiteknights Campus of the University of Reading.

As published by the council, reference 163315

Application record

Reference
163315
Type
Full
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Approve
Received
25 Nov 2016
Validated
21 Dec 2016
Decided
2 Mar 2017
Ward
Maiden Erlegh
Parish
Earley
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG6 6UR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wokingham register

This site has had 3 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 171211 Granted

    Engineering Building University Of Reading Reading Shinfield Road RG6 6UR

    Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 163315 (dated 02/03/2017) 6. Demolition Method Statement.

    Decided 16 May 2017 Conditions
  • 161614 Granted

    Engineering Building University Of Reading Reading Shinfield Road RG6 6UR

    Full application for the proposed erection of a substation, materials store and service diversions.

    Decided 22 Aug 2016 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Nov 2016

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 21 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Mar 2017

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 5 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

76 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wokingham granted permission on 2 March 2017, 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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