87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of Ground Floor from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 flat. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 11 Jan 2027, from Reading's recent changes of use.
Documents 14
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Show all 10 with distances
- 28 m106, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 38 mRose CottageGrade II
- 46 m92-96, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 78 m86, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 85 m63, SOUTHAMPTON STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 96 m78-84, Southampton StreetGrade II*
- 113 m142-146, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 120 m72-76, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 133 m148 and 150, Southampton StreetGrade II
- 149 m152, Southampton StreetGrade II
Checked on 23 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 £318,000 in July 2009. Semi-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 7 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides changes of use by day 60.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 24 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 13 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
31 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.
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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