50 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations to external elevations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 12 with distances
- 53 m95, Broad StreetGrade II
- 68 mCongregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad StreetGrade II
- 88 mSaxoneGrade II
- 89 m67 and 68, Broad StreetGrade II
- 106 mListed buildings 1321951
- 108 mChurch House, ReadingGrade II
- 110 m1 St Mary’s GateGrade II
- 110 m1-31, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 112 m147, Friar StreetGrade II
- 116 mListed buildings 1154836
- 134 mGroup of four churchyard tombs north of the Church of St MaryGrade II
- 145 mThe Allied Arms Inn, 57 St Mary’s ButtsGrade II
Checked on 1 November 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 2
Last sold for £21,750,000 in June 2022. 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 July 2021, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days faster than Reading's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 72% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
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Last counted 14 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 13 Aug 2025
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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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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