8, The Old Forge, Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1DT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
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Application progress
Approved on 16 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 3
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 4
Show all 8 with distances
- 40 mListed buildings 1321951
- 77 mListed buildings 1157049
- 81 m13 and 15, Station RoadGrade II
- 113 mGreat Western HouseGrade II
- 115 m147, Friar StreetGrade II
- 124 mThe Statue of King Edward ViiGrade II
- 128 mNumbers 8-10 Station Road and 2-25 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 147 m15 Friar Street and Numbers 1 and 26 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 18 days faster than Reading's median of 70 for full applications. Approved, as 72% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 17 Dec 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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