5-6 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of basement and ground floors from bar/nightclub (Sui Generis) to off-licence/retail use (Class E(a)). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Show all 26 with distances
- 0 m11, Friar StreetGrade II
- 9 m12, Friar StreetGrade II
- 14 m13, Friar StreetGrade II
- 18 m14, Friar StreetGrade II
- 25 m15 Friar Street and Numbers 1 and 26 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 38 m155, Friar StreetGrade II
- 42 m154, Friar StreetGrade II
- 50 mNumbers 8-10 Station Road and 2-25 Harris Arcade, ReadingGrade II
- 75 mQueen Victoria Jubilee StatueGrade II
- 87 m147, Friar StreetGrade II
- 89 m1-31, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 93 mUnnamed
- 95 m13 and 15, Station RoadGrade II
- 97 mReading Town HallGrade II*
- 98 mUnnamed
- 106 mUnnamed
- 108 mGreat Western HouseGrade II
- 115 mUnnamed
- 117 mUnnamed
- 125 mDrinking fountain on the south side of St Laurence’s Church tower, facing south towards Market PlaceGrade II
- 135 m23-26 Market PlaceGrade II
- 137 mMunicipal BuildingsGrade II
- 138 mChurch of St LaurenceGrade I
- 141 mWalter Parsons Corn StoresGrade II
- 145 m27 and 28, Market PlaceGrade II
- 149 mThe Coopers Public HouseGrade II
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 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 £528,776 in May 2017. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 16 days faster than Reading's median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 68% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Reading in the last twelve months, from validation. Reading decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 17 Sept 2026
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%).
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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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