3 West Street Reading RG1 1TT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of black metal security shutters (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 14 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 7 with distances
- 43 mQuadrant Walls and Railings to Former No 64 (Greyfriars Vicarage)Grade II
- 43 mW I Palmer Memorial HallGrade II
- 45 mThe former Mitre InnGrade II
- 75 mGreyfriars ChurchGrade I
- 95 m67 and 68, Broad StreetGrade II
- 127 mListed buildings 1321951
- 146 m3 AND 5, CHEAPSIDE (See details for further address information)Grade 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2024, 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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Important details
- Council
- Reading
- Application type
- Full planning permission
- Postcode
- RG1 1TT
- Received
- 27 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Target decision
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 20 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001748 ↗
- Applicant
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- Leaseholder
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How this decision compares
Decided in 79 days from validation, 9 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
Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 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%).
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.
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.
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