Bennet Court is two detached office buildings, and an application was submitted for each of the buildings. Plot one will become 27 flats plot two will become 22 flats. The plans also include 76 car parking spaces and 25 cycle spaces for residents. Permitted development laws mean offices can be converted into housing without the need for planning permission if they meet certain prior approval criteria. RBC assessed the plans and agreed the proposals meet the criteria. The new Green Park Station, due to open sometime this year, will be around 25 minutes walk from the offices. Opposition to plan for six houses In other planning news, RBC has opposed plans to demolish workshops and build six houses in their place at The Piggery Gravel Hill, just over the border in south Oxfordshire near Caversham and Emmer Green.
Bennet Court, Reading Offices in south Reading, near the Madejski Stadium, could be converted into 49 flats. Plans have been submitted to Reading Borough Council (RBC) by Ultima Properties Ltd to transform two office buildings at Bennet Court, Bennet Road into apartments. Bennet Court is two detached office buildings, and an application has been submitted for each of the buildings. Plot one will become 27 flats plot two will become 22 flats, under the plans. Permitted development laws mean offices can be converted into housing without the need for planning permission if they meet certain prior approval criteria. The developer will just need prior approval from the council, which will assess if it meets the criteria.