Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

• 211018 Refused

  Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  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)

  Decided 20 Jul 2021 Prior approval
• 210880 Refused

  Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  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)

  Decided 20 Jul 2021 Prior approval

1. 30 Jul 2021

   Received by Reading

2. 22 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Reading granted permission on 22 September 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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

  210880 Submitted 27 May 2021 50 yards 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 16 docs
  Major scheme

• 13 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  210874 Submitted 26 May 2021 50 yards 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

• 11-12 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

  211312 Submitted 10 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Change of use from Class E (1)(offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 14 Apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 8 docs
  Major scheme

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

  211018 Submitted 18 Jun 2021 50 yards 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
  Major scheme

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

  PL/26/0652 Submitted 18 May 2026 50 yards away

  75% 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 15 docs

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

  PL/26/0993 Submitted 18 May 2026 50 yards 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 14 docs

• PL/26/1110 Granted

  17 HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD

  Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1024 Granted

  Reading Gateway Church (St Barnabas) , 14 Elm Road , Reading , RG6 5TS

  Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises. 36 black photovoltaic panels with a total installed capacity of approximately 18.54 kWp.

  Received 29 Jul, published by the council 10 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1273 Awaiting decision

  48 VALENTINE CRESCENT, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JJ

  Rear extension measuring 5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.86m, and 3m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1237 Awaiting decision

  80a Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SP

  Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.415m, and 2.76m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• PL/26/1220 Awaiting decision

  54 NORCOT ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BU

  Change of use of from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval