Flat, 234a Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8EX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of store building to class E use Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 86.
Documents 5
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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 Planning Inspectorate 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 £422,000 in January 2025. Flat or maisonette, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Every application in Reading - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.
Other new applications on this street
1 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING
T.1 Sycamore - Section fell
LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL, SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7ED
Discharge of the statutory biodiversity gain condition associated with planning ...
Leighton Park School , Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7DE
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission PL/25/0758, as grant...
Nearby new applications
7-15 Valentine Close, Shinfield Wokingham, RG2 8EU
Full application for the proposed replacement of existing front entrance door to...
Beresford Oakside Way, Shinfield Wokingham, RG2 9BJ
APPLICATION FOR THE WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO-0672-1994 Tree A (G1 on TPO) ...
THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL, HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD
Full planning application for car park extension with reconfigured internal vehi...
139 BLAGDON ROAD, READING, RG2 7NJ
Converting existing garage into two storey side extension. Single storey rear ex...
1-6 Valentine Close, Reading, RG2 8EU
Full application to replace two existing front entrance doors with new steel fro...
1 WINTON ROAD, READING, RG2 8HH
Proposed double storey side extension with modification of roof from hip to gabl...
Important details
Decision outlook
Day 86, past the statutory target. 68% of changes of use in Reading are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 2 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 25 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 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.
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.
Track this application
Flat, 234a Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8EX
Tracking this application
Not there in a minute? Check junk - especially Hotmail and Outlook.
Go to your dashboard →Sign in to view contact details
Applicant and case-officer names are hidden from public view for privacy. Create a free Plota account - or sign back in - and we'll show them, plus you get a dashboard for alerts and tracked applications.
Check your email
Freehold owner and leaseholders, on paid plans
The company that owns the freehold, and the companies holding a lease of the property or of part of its building, from HM Land Registry's register of company-owned property, with its status, business and the companies that control it from Companies House, is shown to Plota subscribers. Plans start at £49 a month.
See paid plansAlready subscribed? Sign in with the email on your plan and this page will show it.
That's today's owners
Your plan shows up to 100 freehold owners a day on the site, and more from tomorrow. For owners in bulk, the API gives them on every record on the Pro plan and above.
See API plans
The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.