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PL/26/0968 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) Approved

Proposal

Blue Banana shop sign – white stand-off metal letters ‘Blue Banana’ mounted directly to the existing black fascia panel. (amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Congregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad Street, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 12 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 2; Conservation area about 49 m away: St Mary's Butts and Castle Street; Inside the Reading built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 21 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 £20,500 in February 2017. Other property, freehold.

16 February 2017£20,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area240 m² (2,583 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 50)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, 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

Council
Reading
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Postcode
RG1 2AP
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 34 days faster than Reading's median of 69 for listed building works. Approved, as 92% of listed building works here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
77decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

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

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.