27-32, Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DG Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/0486 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved
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Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 24 (External gate details) of application Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Letter - Details Approved Decision Notice · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Detail Drawing Amended Plan · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF jw1077-670 External Gates Details.pdf PDF · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 8

38 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 23-26 Market Place, Grade II, about 9 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II
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 ↗
Market Place and London Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 99 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 130 m away: The Forbury Garden; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Reading built-up area; Heritage at risk about 99 m away: Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
RG1 2DG
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Conditions discharged
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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Last counted 17 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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8 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings