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Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use of the property as a one bedroom C3 use basement flat and a five bedroom C4 HMO to ground, first and second floor.

140 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7HT

Decision MadeReference: PL/25/0959Reading Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Existing Use or Development
Received
4 Jul 2025
Validated
30 Jul 2025
Determination deadline
29 Oct 2025
Local authority
Reading Borough Council

Application overview

Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use of the property as a one bedroom C3 use basement flat and a five bedroom C4 HMO to ground, first and second floor.

Proposal details

Reference
PL/25/0959
Alternative references
PP-14138841
Ward
Abbey Ward

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Application location

140 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7HT

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Documents 10 of 10

DocumentPublishedAction
LocationPlan.pdf · PDF4 Jul 2025View
DECISIONDecision Notice · PDF23 Oct 2025View
140achs_170436919_140a_chatham_st_first_floor_first_design_20250320_c2a354.jpg4 Jul 2025View
140 Chatham House-Second Floor.pdf · PDF4 Jul 2025View
140 Chatham House-Ground Floor.pdf · PDF4 Jul 2025View
Screenshot 2025-06-30 at 12.31.44.pngSuperseded4 Jul 2025View
ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF9 Jul 2025View
140 Chatham House-First Floor · PDF4 Jul 2025View
LocationPlan.pdf · PDF9 Jul 2025View
Delegated Report - PL_25_0959Planning Officer report · PDF23 Oct 2025View

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