Offices in east Reading could be converted into 24 flats, under new plans submitted to Reading Borough Council (RBC).
The plans for Alexander House, 205-207 King’s Road, were submitted by Burleigh Estates on April 1 and uploaded by the council to the planning portal on Thursday, April 15.
It asks the council to determine whether prior approval of the authority is required for the change of use of the application building from B1 (Office) to C3 (Residential).
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Another developer, Mount Properties C/O Investra Capital, was granted planning permission in May 2017 to demolish the building and build a four-to-seven storey building with 56 flats but the development did not go ahead.
More recently, a plan from P.J. Alexander Estates to demolish the offices and build a seven-storey 182-bed student block was refused by the council in July 2019.
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A planning inspector rejected an appeal against the decision in December 2020.
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