75-77 London Street, Reading Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1046 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Internal and External Repair Works), 5 (Window Replacement / Alterations Scheme), 6 (Historic Masonry Assessment), 7 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 8 (Boundary Treatment), 9 (Landscaping Management Plan), 10 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 11 (Noise Assessment), 12 (Construction Method Statement), 18 (Cycle Parking Spaces), 19 (Refuse and Recycling), 22 (Site Security Strategy), 23 (Archaeology Written Scheme of Investigation) and 26 (Design Stage SAP) of application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Nov 2026.

The consultation period closed on 21 Oct 2026.

Documents 19

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Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

40 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 73 and 75 London Street, and railings to the front, Grade II*, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 38 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,305,000 in November 2020. Other property, leasehold.

27 November 2020£1,305,000Recorded 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 4QA
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
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.