814, Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1084 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from Former Hire Centre (Sui Generis) to Hand Car Wash (Sui Generis) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Dec 2026 and 24 Jan 2027, from Reading's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 25 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
RG30 1EL
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Nov 2026
Ward
Battle Ward
Target decision
29 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides changes of use by day 65.

Day 362 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
45%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
89decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Nov 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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