149-150 Friar Street and 2-4 Queen Victoria Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EX

1. 4 May 2021

   Received by Reading

2. 1 Jun 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 6 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• 149-150 Friar Street and 1-4 Queen Victoria Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EX

  210698 Submitted 4 May 2021 0m away

  Various internal and external alterations, including replacement of shopfronts

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 134-135 Friar Street Reading RG1 1EX

  210577 Submitted 13 Apr 2021 0m away

  Change of use to Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (Sui Generis)

  Granted Full applications 8 docs

• 136-137 FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1EX

  PL/25/1645 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 0m away

  Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a single story ground floor rear extension to the existing shop

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 15 docs

• 133 FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1EX

  PL/24/1071 Submitted 19 Aug 2024 0m away

  Revise the shopfront of the unit, by adding an additional exit door, for Building Regulations, Health & Safety, and Fire Protection reasons.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 14 docs

• STREET OUTSIDE NOVOTEL READING CENTRE, 25B FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1DP

  PL/25/1400 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 57m away

  Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removal.

  Refused Advertising 11 docs

• Ibis Reading Centre 25a Friar Street Reading RG1 1DP

  210774 Submitted 17 May 2021 57m away

  Recladding of the existing hotel to replace the Proteus 10 insulated metal rainscreen panel cladding and the insulated metal curtain wall panel with solid aluminium cladding.

  Granted Full applications 21 docs

• PL/26/1133 Awaiting decision

  86 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

  Installation of En-suite Shower Rooms/WCs to First and Second Floor Front and Rear Bedrooms, Including Mechanical Ventilation and Drainage Works, and the Erection of a Detached Timber Outbuilding at rear garden

  24 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0870 Granted

  QUEEN ANNES SCHOOL, HENLEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6DX

  Repairs to a flat roof of an existing 1950's single storey corridor annex to the listed main school building.

  1 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0827 Granted

  HIGHDOWN SCHOOL, SURLEY ROW, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LR

  To apply anti slip coating to the main stone staircase in the Manor House to prevent slip risk.

  23 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0461 Granted

  94 WOLSELEY STREET, READING, RG1 6AY

  Replace front windows and roof repairs

  3 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/1072 Awaiting decision

  ST AGNES, GROVE HILL, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PN

  Replacement of Two First-Floor Windows

  10 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings