50 Mount Pleasant, Reading, RG1 2TD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Existing rear extensions to be demolished and replaced with a new compact rear extension to be used as flats (Ground Floor 2x 1B2P). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Oct 2026
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 9
Other documents 8
Site constraints 5
Show all 7 with distances
- 0 m52, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 6 m54, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 9 m50, Mount PleasantGrade II
- 65 m175 and 177, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 90 m157 to 161 Southampton Street and 163, The Hop Leaf InnGrade II
- 91 mThe British SchoolGrade II
- 117 mThe Pheasant InnGrade II
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 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 1
Last sold for £450,000 in January 2023. Terraced house, 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 January 2012, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Refused, as 29% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 23 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 22 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
30 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.
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.
Freehold owner: 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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