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Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park Sonning RG4 6SU

Granted Wokingham 210693 Conditions

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Application to vary condition 13 of planning consent 170118 for the Application to vary condition 13 of planning consent F/2010/1641 for the Proposed erection of a two storey classroom block, construction of an internal access road (part temporary part permanent) and erection of two temporary buildings containing 4 classrooms. Demolition of existing 3 classroom buildings known as (Dunster Gaines Cooper & Lesser) to allow for up to 825 pupils to be enrolled at the school. Condition 13 refers to pupils enrolled at the school and the variation is to allow for up to 1,100 pupils to be enrolled at the school.

As published by the council, reference 210693

Application record

Reference
210693
Type
Conditions
Status
Determination Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
1 Mar 2021
Validated
1 Mar 2021
Decided
17 Aug 2021
Ward
Sonning
Parish
Sonning
Postcode
RG4 6SU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wokingham register

This site has had 2 applications since 2017: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 171780 Granted

    Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park Sonning RG4 6SU

    Full application for the proposed construction of multi-use games area with associated fencing, lighting and surface treatments.

    Decided 19 Sep 2017 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Mar 2021

    Received by Wokingham

  2. 17 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 16 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wokingham granted permission on 17 August 2021, 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 condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    230707 Submitted 22 Mar 2023 50 yards away

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  • Reading Blue Coat School Holme Park Sonning RG4 6SU

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