The Ridgeway School, Hillbrow, Reading, RG2 8JD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1169 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Full planning application for car park extension with reconfigured internal vehicular circulation, landscaping and play equipment, outdoor play space and boundary treatment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent full applications. Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026.

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Documents 40

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Reading built-up area; Priority habitat about 41 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
RG2 8JD
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Church Ward
Target decision
25 Dec 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides full applications by day 62.

Day 953 days to the predicted decision (day 62)
45%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
115decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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