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Change of use of part of the upper floors of 51 Church Street from existing solicitors (Use Class B1(a)) to Assembly and Leisure Use (Class D2) and associated alterations. Extensions and alterations to form new entrance to Church Street and a secondary entrance to the rear. Change of use of ground floor of Archway House (west) from Use Class A1 (Shops) to Class B1(a) (Office).

Archway House (West) and 51 Church Street Caversham Reading RG4 8AY

Decision MadeReference: PL/19/2009Reading Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
17 Dec 2019
Validated
18 Feb 2020
Determination deadline
31 Jul 2020
Local authority
Reading Borough Council

Application overview

Change of use of part of the upper floors of 51 Church Street from existing solicitors (Use Class B1(a)) to Assembly and Leisure Use (Class D2) and associated alterations. Extensions and alterations to form new entrance to Church Street and a secondary entrance to the rear. Change of use of ground floor of Archway House (west) from Use Class A1 (Shops) to Class B1(a) (Office).

Proposal details

Reference
PL/19/2009
Ward
Caversham Ward
Agent
Turley

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Application location

Archway House (West) and 51 Church Street Caversham Reading RG4 8AY

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Documents 14 of 14

DocumentPublishedAction
Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF19 Dec 2019View
Noise impact assessmentNoise impact assessment · PDF19 Dec 2019View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents6 Mar 2020View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF19 Dec 2019View
Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents6 Mar 2020View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents6 Mar 2020View
Location planLocation plan · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF6 Mar 2020View
Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF6 Mar 2020View

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