Abbey Wharf, 57-75 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/1668 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) of application PL/25/1059 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Nov 2025
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Approved
15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 9

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Reading AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument about 56 m away: Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: unnamed, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden about 185 m away: The Forbury Garden; Heritage at risk about 56 m away: Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery; Flood defence about 22 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 8 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £6,800,000 in May 2025. Other property, freehold.

9 May 2025£6,800,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
21 July 2020£20,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
10 August 2017£13,864,135Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
RG1 3AB
Received
20 Nov 2025
Validated
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
15 Jan 2026
Decision
Conditions discharged
Decision date
15 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 94% of discharge of conditions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
158decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Dec 2025
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Reading decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #226 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #274 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #236 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
44 decided
643
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: 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.