59 Gloucester Road, Reading, RG30 2TH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of building from Class E (office) to Class F1(a) (a state funded school for learning and non-residential institutions for the provision of education). Prior Notification under Class T, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026
Documents 16
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 2
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £320,000 in January 2020. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 110 days from validation, 50 days slower than Reading's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% 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 7 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 18 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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