8 College Road, Reading, RG6 1QB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) to confirm that condition 6 of planning permission for ‘Change of use to day nursery with ancillary residential accommodation’ () has been breached for more than ten years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 30 Oct 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 7
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Public comments
56% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 1 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Reading is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #274 out of 296. 52% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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The consultation period closed on 1 Sept 2026.