Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/0491 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Withdrawn

Proposal

Conservation improvement works to 17 individual roofs over the North of the Town Hall Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:53

Application progress

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Received

10 Apr 2026

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Validated

13 Apr 2026

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Withdrawn

2 Jun 2026

Withdrawn on 2 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026

Documents 131

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Withdrawn Notice - PL_26_0491 Decision Notice · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF 997-Reading Town Hall-BNG Exemption PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 997-PL00-Design and Access Statement_compressed PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 97-571-PL00-Proposed Drainage - Roof Zone Plan PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 997-570-PL01-Exist Drainage - Roof Zone Plan. PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 997-Reading Town Hall-Conservation Improvement Works-Heritage Statement-Principal Works PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 62

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted PDF · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 62

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

31 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Reading Town Hall, Grade II*, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 22 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.

Show all 31 with distances

4 mReading Town HallGrade II*
5 mListed buildings 1113401
20 mListed buildings 1321990
31 mListed buildings 1113600
39 mListed buildings 1321989
44 mMunicipal BuildingsGrade II
50 mQueen Victoria Jubilee StatueGrade II
72 mChurch of St LaurenceGrade I
74 mDrinking fountain on the south side of St Laurence’s Church tower, facing south towards Market PlaceGrade II
77 mListed buildings 1113403
79 mListed buildings 1113474
85 mTracery Fragments in the Churchyard of the Church of St LaurenceGrade II
89 mSt Laurence's Church and Churchyard Twelve Tombs in St Laurence's ChurchyardGrade II
93 m11, Friar StreetGrade II
94 mWalter Parsons Corn StoresGrade II
98 m23-26 Market PlaceGrade II
102 m12, Friar StreetGrade II
105 mWall and gate piers of the Church of St Laurence’s graveyardGrade II
107 m13, Friar StreetGrade II
108 m27 and 28, Market PlaceGrade II
111 m14, Friar StreetGrade II
116 mThe Coopers Public HouseGrade II
118 m15 Friar Street and Numbers 1 and 26 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
125 m155, Friar StreetGrade II
125 m32, Market PlaceGrade II
126 m13-16 Market PlaceGrade II
130 mNumbers 8-10 Station Road and 2-25 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
130 m154, Friar StreetGrade II
131 m33-34 Market PlaceGrade II
141 mCorn Exchange Arcade EntranceGrade II
149 mThe Simeon MonumentGrade II*

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 ↗

Scheduled monument about 29 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 ↗

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 ↗

Also on the record

Registered park or garden about 109 m away: The Forbury Garden; Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk about 29 m away: Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery; Inside the Reading built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 3 November 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: Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode: RG1 1QH
Received: 10 Apr 2026
Validated: 13 Apr 2026
Ward: Abbey Ward
Target decision: 8 Jun 2026
Decision: Withdrawn
Decision date: 2 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Morse Webb Ltd.

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

Last counted 23 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 8 May 2026

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Planning Authority Score

2.4/10

Poor

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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