Regents Gate, 25-41 Crown Street, Reading, RG1 2PQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of existing building from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 29 new apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Aug 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 6
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Reading
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 3 Class MA
- Postcode
- RG1 2PQ
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Katesgrove Ward
- Target decision
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 7 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Allowed · 10 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Danks Badnell Architects Ltd.
How this decision compares
Decided in 47 days from validation, 16 days faster than Reading's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 35% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 23 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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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