Sovereign House, 57-59 Vastern Road, Reading Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1300 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Under Consultation

Proposal

Discharge of condition(s) 4 (hard and soft landscaping); 5 (Arboricultural method statement and Tree protection plan); 6 (Construction Method Statement); 8 (Construction Environmental Management plan); 10 (Habitat enhancement scheme) of planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:09

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Application progress

✓

Received

30 Sept 2026

✓

Validated

2 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 27 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 26

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change

Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.

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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 3; Inside the Reading built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council: Reading
Application type: Approval of details reserved by a condition
Received: 30 Sept 2026
Validated: 2 Oct 2026
Ward: Thames Ward
Target decision: 27 Nov 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Feilden + Mawson

Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides changes of use by day 60.

prediction

Day 2634 days to the predicted decision (day 60)

46%decided within 8 weeks

68%approved

78decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 30 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

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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