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Plot E Station Hill Friar Street and Garrard Street Reading RG1 1DX
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Council sourceOutline application under s.73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990with all matters reserved for mixed use redevelopment of Plot E of theStation Hill site and neighbouring Telecom House site (48 to 51 Friar Street & 4 to 20 Garrard Street) to comprise the demolition of existing buildings and erection of new buildings/ structures to provide residential units (Use Class C3), a range of town centre uses,including retail and related uses (Use Class E (a),(b) and (c); Drinking establishments (sui generis) and Hot food takeways (sui generis)), and leisure uses (Use Class E (d), (e), and (f); Class F.1;Class F.2; and Theatres; Cinemas; Concert Halls; Bingo Halls; Dance
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| NMC Agree - PL_25_1843Planning Officer report · PDF | 6 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Jun 2023 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Jul 2021 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| StatementStatement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 22 Jul 2021 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 2 Nov 2020 | View |
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