Soane Point , 3-10 Market Place , Reading, RG1 2EG Data via plota.co.uk

PL/26/1404 - Full planning permission Under Consultation

Proposal

Installation of plant, smoke shafts, AOV’s, lift and stair overruns, and PV panels on the existing roof, provision of amenity space, including landscaping at ground and level four and infill of areas of exposed façade. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Reading's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

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Documents 40

Plans & drawings 20

PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0233-PlanningFullWestElevationLiftShaftOverrun-S0-P06.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0225A-PlanningFullInternalWestElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0223A-PlanningFullEastElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0221-PlanningFullSouthElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site_included_in_The location plan.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0235-PlanningFullSouthElevation InfillBrickworkLevel0304-S0-P04.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0224A-PlanningFullInternalEastElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0225-PlanningFullInternalWestElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0222-PlanningFullNorthElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0231-PlanningFullEastElevation RoofPlant-S0-P09.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0222A-PlanningFullNorthElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0221A-PlanningFullSouthElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0236-PlanningFullStreetSections-S0-P04.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0100-PlanningFull SiteLocationPlan-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0223-PlanningFullEastElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0224-PlanningFullInternalEastElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0220A-PlanningFullWestElevationExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0235A-PlanningFullSouthElevationInfillBrickworkLevel02-S0-P01.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0220-PlanningFullWestElevation-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0232-PlanningFullEastElevation SmokeLiftShaftOverruns-S0-P07.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 18

PDF W0821-WW-XX-XX-DR-A-0234-PlanningFullFourthFloorRoofTerrace-S0-P05.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-03-DR-A-0204-PlanningFullLevel03-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-02-DR-A-0203-PlanningFullLevel02-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-00-DR-A-0201A-PlanningFullLevel00Existing-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-01-DR-A-0202-PlanningFullLevel01-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Westworks Design Document - Full Planning_Rev B-Part 2.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-LG-DR-A-0200-PlanningFullLevelLG-S0-P04.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-02-DR-A-0203A-PlanningFullLevel02Existing-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-ZZ-DR-A-0237-PlanningFullLevel00ExternalAmenity-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-04-DR-A-0205a-PlanningFullLevel04Existing-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-05-DR-A-0206A-PlanningFullLevelRoofExisting-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-00-DR-A-0201-PlanningFullLevel00-S0-P04.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-04-DR-A-0205-PlanningFullLevel04-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-03-DR-A-0204A-PlanningFullLevel03Existing-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-01-DR-A-0202A-PlanningFullLevel01Existing-S0-P02.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF W0821-WW-XX-05-DR-A-0206-PlanningFullLevelRoof-S0-P03.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Westworks Design Document - Full Planning_Rev B-Part 1.pdf PDF · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

32 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 13-16 Market Place, Grade II, about 13 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 25 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Market Place and London Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 89 m away: Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery and Civil War earthwork.
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Registered park or garden about 97 m away: The Forbury Garden
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Reading built-up area; Heritage at risk about 89 m away: Remains of Reading Abbey: a Cluniac and Benedictine monastery.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Reading
Application type
Full planning permission
Postcode
RG1 2EG
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Abbey Ward
Target decision
17 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Reading usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
375decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Nov 2026
Reading
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#258 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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.