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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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Great Brighams mead, Vastern road, Reading, RG1 8DJ , Vastern road, , Reading, RG1 8DJ
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Council sourceChange of use from office use Class B1(a) to use Class C3 to comprise 110 residential units. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of consent ref. PL/25/0046 for internal alterations to layout (application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990).
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Site location Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Ground Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Second Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed First Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed First Floor Plan Comparison.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Second Floor Plan Comparison.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| S73- cover letter- Condtion 2 (Internal Alterations) Final.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Third Floor Plan Comparison.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Roof Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Bike and Bins Information.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Ground Floor Plan Comparison.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed Third Floor Plan.pdf · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
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