The Oracle, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning application for the removal of the existing rooftop safety lines and handrails and replacement with rooftop safety rails and installation of fixed ladder Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 23 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Reading Planning Applications Committee on 22 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the rooftop works would support safe maintenance with negligible visual impact and no identified planning harm.
- No objections were raised by the conservation or ecology advisers, and no public representations were received.
- The committee granted permission subject to the report’s conditions and informatives.
Source: Plota analysis of Reading's committee minutes of 22 Jul 2026.
Documents 33
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 28
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 40 with distances
- 17 m7 Gun StreetGrade II
- 21 m8 Gun StreetGrade II
- 27 m9 Gun StreetGrade II
- 35 mUnnamed
- 36 m10 Gun StreetGrade II
- 36 m2 and 4 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 37 m6-10 Bridge StreetGrade II
- 44 m11 and 12 Gun StreetGrade II
- 52 mHarrinson Testimonial CrossGrade II
- 53 m13 and 14 Gun StreetGrade II
- 54 m3 and 5 Castle StreetGrade II
- 63 m15 Gun StreetGrade II
- 63 m7 Castle StreetGrade II
- 67 mThe Horn InnGrade II
- 71 m35, 36 and 37 St Mary's ButtsGrade II
- 71 mSeven Bridges HouseGrade II
- 72 m9 Castle StreetGrade II
- 73 mGroup of four churchyard tombs to the east of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- 79 mChurch of St MaryGrade I
- 82 m8 Castle StreetGrade II
- 83 mQueen Victoria Jubilee FountainGrade II
- 83 mFormer cottage to the rear of 8 Castle StreetGrade II
- 83 m11 Castle StreetGrade II
- 91 m10 and 12 Castle StreetGrade II
- 95 m13 Castle StreetGrade II
- 98 mCulvert on Holy Brook Running South Westwards From Su71441/73234 to 71327/73133Grade II*
- 102 m15 Castle StreetGrade II*
- 103 mGroup of four churchyard tombs north of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- 108 mChurch of St MaryGrade II*
- 113 m55 and 55a St Mary’s ButtsGrade II
- 114 m17 Castle Street, front railings and mounting blockGrade II*
- 116 mUnnamed
- 119 m1 St Mary’s GateGrade II
- 121 mChurch House, ReadingGrade II
- 124 m19 Castle Street and associated front railingsGrade II*
- 125 m14 and 16, Castle Street (the Sun Inn)Grade II
- 132 mThe Allied Arms Inn, 57 St Mary’s ButtsGrade II
- 134 m21 Castle StreetGrade II
- 138 mTelephone ExchangeGrade II
- 142 m23 and 25 Castle StreetGrade II
Checked on 11 September 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 77 days from validation, 21 days slower than Reading's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 9 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 22 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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