Land at Meadow Road, Reading Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning application for the demolition of existing and construction of employment units for flexible uses within E(g)(ii) and (iii), B2 and/or B8 of the Use Classes Order (including ancillary office provision) with associated enabling works, access from Meadow Road and Milford Road, parking and landscaping. Departure from the Development Plan - the following application does not accord with the provisions of the development plan in force in the area in which the land to which the application relates is situated Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 11 Dec 2025 · Committee · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Reading Planning Applications Committee on 3 Dec 2025.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the scheme conflicted with housing allocation, flooding, neighbour amenity, design, landscaping, sustainability and access requirements.
- Eight objections raised concerns including housing policy, residential amenity, traffic, parking, operating hours, environmental effects and road safety.
- The committee refused permission, added a cycle-storage reason and authorised consideration of commercial traffic on residential streets.
Source: Plota analysis of Reading's committee minutes of 3 Dec 2025.
Documents 61
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 14
Plans & drawings 21
Consultation & comments 9
Other documents 16
Site constraints 4
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 107 days from validation, 37 days slower than Reading's median of 70 for full applications. Refused, as 28% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
60% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Dec 2025
- Committee
- 3 Dec 2025
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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