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Change of use of from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 18 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

SOUTHERN COURT, SOUTH STREET, READING

Decision MadeReference: PL/25/0344Reading Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
Received
5 Mar 2025
Validated
5 Mar 2025
Determination deadline
14 May 2025
Local authority
Reading Borough Council

Application overview

Change of use of from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 18 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

Proposal details

Reference
PL/25/0344
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Agent
Ms Karen Tipper

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Application location

SOUTHERN COURT, SOUTH STREET, READING

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Documents 10 of 10

DocumentPublishedAction
1944-003_Proposed PlansPlans · PDF5 Mar 2025View
Officer ReportReport · PDF13 May 2025View
Internal Daylight AssessmentOther · PDF5 Mar 2025View
1944-002_Existing Plans and ElevationsExisting Plans · PDF5 Mar 2025View
1944-004_Proposed ElevationsElevations · PDF5 Mar 2025View
Block and Location PlanLocation plan · PDF5 Mar 2025View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF13 May 2025View
Noise ReportNoise impact assessment · PDF5 Mar 2025View
Application Form RedactedApplication Form · PDF5 Mar 2025View
Cover LetterLetter · PDF5 Mar 2025View

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