Caversham Road Bridge, Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1394 - Consent to display an advertisement Under Consultation
Signs & adverts

Proposal

Advertisement consent for replacement of 2no. Existing sheet advertisement billboard with 1no. Sheet digital poster at Caversham Road bridge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2026
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Validated
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 16 Dec 2026 and 23 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent signs and adverts.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

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Documents 9

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Site Location Plan 27 10 26.pdf PDF · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan.pdf PDF · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan.pdf PDF · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF 3714-VED-XX-XX-DWG-ST-005004-Z01.pdf PDF · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover letter Advertisement consent WW19 a.pdf PDF · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 3714-VED-XX-XX-DWG-ST-005006-Z01.pdf PDF · 27 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover letter Advertisement consent WW19.pdf PDF · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Digital_Advertising_Board_GA_.pdf PDF · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Reading AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Consent to display an advertisement
Postcode
RG1 8AD
Received
20 Oct 2026
Validated
21 Oct 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
16 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
61decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

22 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

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%).

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Reading decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #226 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #274 of 296
52%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #236 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
67 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
44 decided
643
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings