Street Outside Novotel Reading Centre, 25b Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removal. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 28 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 9
Site constraints 5
Show all 15 with distances
- 49 m147, Friar StreetGrade II
- 52 m13 and 15, Station RoadGrade II
- 63 mListed buildings 1157049
- 78 mListed buildings 1321951
- 82 mNumbers 8-10 Station Road and 2-25 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 89 m15 Friar Street and Numbers 1 and 26 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 90 m154, Friar StreetGrade II
- 95 m155, Friar StreetGrade II
- 96 m14, Friar StreetGrade II
- 99 m1-31, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 101 m13, Friar StreetGrade II
- 102 mGreat Western HouseGrade II
- 105 m12, Friar StreetGrade II
- 114 m11, Friar StreetGrade II
- 135 mThe Statue of King Edward ViiGrade II
Checked on 2 November 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.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Reading's median of 56 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 37% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 6 Nov 2025
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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%).
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