8 Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 2 bedroom bungalow and associated external works including the provision of car parking, landscaping and widening of the access road Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Reading's recent new homes. Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 18
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 3
Other documents 7
Site constraints 6
Checked on 24 September 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 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 £366,000 in March 2016. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 13 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides new homes by day 56.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 1 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 21 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 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.
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