1-2 Market Place Reading RG1 2EQ

1. 16 Oct 2019

   Received by Reading

2. 19 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Advertisement consent controls signs, hoardings and other adverts. The council may only judge two things: amenity, meaning the effect on the appearance of the building and area, and public safety, chiefly whether a sign distracts road users or obstructs sight lines. Other planning considerations, such as competition between businesses, do not apply.

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• 1-2 Market Place Reading RG1 2EQ

  191666 Submitted 16 Oct 2019 0m away

  2 x Flag pole banners

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• Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  210880 Submitted 27 May 2021 49m away

  Change of use of building Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 100 dwellings. Prior notification under class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)Order 2015 (as amended)

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  Major scheme

• 13 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  210874 Submitted 26 May 2021 49m away

  Various internal alterations at ground - second floor level, including: removal of remaining partitions, lifts, mechanical and electrical ducts in the ceilings, suspended ceilings, and existing toilets. The blocking up of the existing link stairs.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  211018 Submitted 18 Jun 2021 49m away

  Change of use of building Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 100 dwellings. Prior notification under class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)Order 2015 (as amended)

  Refused Prior approval 13 docs
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• 13 - 16 MARKET PLACE, READING, RG1 2EG

  PL/26/0652 Submitted 18 May 2026 49m away

  78% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Variation of conditions 2 (approved plans), 5 (obscure glazing) and 29 (refuse and recycling facilities) of planning permission 230626 (granted on 05/09/2024 for change of use of upper floors of No’s 13-16 Market Place to 4 residential units and erection of 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place. Demolition of existing rear additions and erection of a 4/5-storey building to create 11 residential units accessed from the rear, with Class E use at basement and ground floor and various associated works) to incorporate changes including altered glazing and altered entrance arrangements at rear ground floor level, reconfigured cycle and waste access facilities, an enlarged basement floor level, enlargement of the 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place, changes to the proposed building line on the west elevation of the new build at 4th floor and roof level and various other associated alterations.

  Awaiting decision Amendments New dwelling Extension +2 13 docs

• 13 - 16 MARKET PLACE, READING, RG1 2EG

  PL/26/0993 Submitted 18 May 2026 49m away

  93% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent 230627 (granted on 05/09/2024 for various internal and external works associated with the change of use of upper floors of No’s 13-16 Market Place to 4 residential units and erection of 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place. Demolition of existing rear additions and erection of a 4/5- storey building to create 11 residential units accessed from the rear, with Class E use at basement and ground floor) to incorporate changes including altered glazing and altered entrance arrangements at rear ground floor level, reconfigured cycle and waste access facilities, an enlarged basement floor level, enlargement of the 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place, changes to the proposed building line on the west elevation of the new build at 4th floor and roof level and various other associated alterations.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings New dwelling Extension +2 13 docs

• PL/26/0326 Granted

  33 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7QG

  Fascia and Projecting Advertisement

  11 Mar 2026 Advertising
• PL/26/1054 Awaiting decision

  4-5 ST MARYS BUTTS, READING, RG1 2LN

  Replacement of existing shopfront signage with new internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs, relocation of the entrance doors by swapping the existing door with the existing glazing, installation of new window vinyls, and associated external alterations.

  5 Aug 2026 Advertising
• PL/26/1044 Awaiting decision

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  Installation of new shopfront, Installation of new internally illuminated fascia sign, Installation of new internally illuminated projecting sign, Installation of 2no internally illuminated ATM Surrounds Installation of Digital display screen internally facing the street.

  4 Aug 2026 Advertising
• PL/26/0696 Refused

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  Replacement of two existing advertisement signs with two illuminated digital advertisement displays

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  4 No. Illuminated external wall mounted signs, 1 no wayfinding sign

  8 May 2026 Advertising