144 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2RD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/25/1361 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by conditions 7 (Landscaping), and 10 and 11 (Internal schedule) of application Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Sept 2025
✓
Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

  • Part of

    Listed buildingApprovedcouncil archive

    Conditions 7, 8, 10, 11 discharged

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 142-146, Southampton Street
List entry 1113587 · 7 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 8 with distances
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; 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 2 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £285,000 in January 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

12 January 2024£285,000

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

Building

Floor area120 m² (1,292 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Reading - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
RG1 2RD
Received
24 Sept 2025
Validated
24 Sept 2025
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Conditions discharged
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 31 days slower than Reading's median of 55 for discharge of conditions. Approved, as 94% of discharge of conditions here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
155decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 2025
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.