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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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The Oracle Bridge Street Reading
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Council sourceApplication under Section 73 of Town and Country Planning Act (1990) to vary condition no. 80 (Opening Hours) of planning permission 230682 (Removal of condition 62 of permission 970419 [Demolition of existing buildings, redevelopment and change of use to provide: shopping centre (Class A1, A2 & A3), 41 residential units, leisure facilities including multi screen cinema (Class D2), car parking (2390 spaces) and community uses together with associated landscaping etc)] to allow the subdivision of ‘department store’ floorspace. Imposition of new planning condition(s) to restrict use of ‘department store’ floorspace within Use Class E(a)(b)(d)(e), with a minimum unit size of 1,000 sqm (GIA)) to allow Class E(d) uses at Riverside level within the former House of Fraser department store to extend opening hours from 00:00 to 00:30 Mondays to Saturdays, from 23:00 to 00:30 on Sundays and from 23:00 to 02:30 on New Years Eve.
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed floor planPlan · PDF | 26 Jul 2024 | View |
| Location planLocation plan · PDF | 7 Jun 2024 | View |
| Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF | 7 Jun 2024 | View |
| Officer reportPlanning Officer report · PDF | 29 Jul 2024 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 29 Jul 2024 | View |
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