53-55 Argyle Road Reading RG1 7YL

231808ConditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 4 July 2024

Council decision: Application Permitted

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion from D1 use (former mental health Clinic) to C3 use as 10 self contained flats, three storey side/rear extension, associated access, parking, private amenity space, bin and cycle store (amended description) without complying with condition no. 2 (approved plans) of planning permission ref. 170134 for the addition of a covered entrance porch to the rear of the building

Received: 13 December 2023
Council: Reading Borough Council

ReceivedReceived13 Dec
ValidatedValidated8 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided4 Jul

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at 53-55 Argyle Road Reading RG1 7YL. Reading has handled 188 applications of this type. This one was decided in 204 days, 21 weeks longer than Reading's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

93% of conditions applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: RG1 7YL
Application type: Conditions
Scale / size: Medium
Number of dwellings: 10

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 April 2024
Consultation start: 12 April 2024
Application expires: 20 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 268 Tilehurst Road Reading RG30 2NE

Appeal

Appeal result: N

Additional information

Documents: 28

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Reading

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