Footpath adjacent to 579 Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0SJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1304 - Consent to display an advertisement Under Consultation

Proposal

Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent signs and adverts.

The consultation period closed on 26 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 874 m away: M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway
The site is about 874 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
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 6 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
RG2 0SJ
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Whitley Ward
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides signs and adverts by day 56.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
61%approved
59decided 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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Oct 2026
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