26-28 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2BU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Internal refurbishment of the 2nd floor Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 20 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Other documents 5
Site constraints 6
Show all 18 with distances
- 51 m1-31, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 55 mSaxoneGrade II
- 96 m154, Friar StreetGrade II
- 97 m155, Friar StreetGrade II
- 98 m147, Friar StreetGrade II
- 101 m95, Broad StreetGrade II
- 122 mListed buildings 1154836
- 124 m14, Friar StreetGrade II
- 125 m13, Friar StreetGrade II
- 126 m15 Friar Street and Numbers 1 and 26 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 126 m12, Friar StreetGrade II
- 126 m2, 3 and 3a Broad StreetGrade II
- 132 m11, Friar StreetGrade II
- 134 mChurch House, ReadingGrade II
- 137 mCongregational Church and 89 and 89A Broad StreetGrade II
- 137 mTelephone ExchangeGrade II
- 143 m1 St Mary’s GateGrade II
- 149 mQueen Victoria Jubilee StatueGrade 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 76 days from validation, 9 days slower than Reading's median of 67 for listed building works. Approved, as 91% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 8 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
50 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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