Reading Crown Court, the Forbury, Reading, RG1 3EH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1368 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Under Consultation

Proposal

The proposed works comprise the removal of the existing door and adjacent window within the modern draft lobby partition, and the infilling of the resulting openings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 8

16 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Shire Hall, Grade II, about 17 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 12 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 16 with distances
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 42 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 43 m away: The Forbury Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Heritage at risk about 42 m away: Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery; Conservation area about 63 m away: Market Place and London Street; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
RG1 3EH
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
375decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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