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1-15 Queen Victoria Street & 145-148 Friar Street Reading

Granted Reading 221233 Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)

Works: Extension

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Various internal and external works associated with No’s 147 and 148 Friar St and No’s 1 – 15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, including part-two, part-three storey rear extension to No’s 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St,as part of redevelopment to provide reconfigured basement and ground floor uses (Class E(a) or (b)) on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) and on all upper floors.

As published by the council, reference 221233

Application record

Reference
221233
Type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
18 Aug 2022
Validated
22 Aug 2022
Decided
24 May 2023
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 221232 Granted

    1-15 Queen Victoria Street & 145-148 Friar Street Reading

    Demolition of No. 146 Friar St and structures to rear and partial demolition of No. 145 Friar St and various external works to other existing buildings, as part of redevelopment to provide: reconfigured basement and ground floor uses (Class E(a) or (b)) on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) at part-basement, part-ground and on all upper floors; part-two, part- three storey rear extension to No’s 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St; replacement basement and five storey building at No. 145 Friar St and two-storey roof extension to No. 146 Friar St; proposed public courtyard accessed via Queen Victoria St walkway; roof level plant;

    Decided 24 May 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2022

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 Aug 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

46 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 24 May 2023, 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

In Reading

  • PL/26/1295 Awaiting decision

    3 GRAVEL HILL COTTAGES, BLAGRAVE LANE, READING, RG4 7DY

    PROPOSED 1.5 STOREY REAR EXTENSION & THE REINSTATEMENT OF AN INTERNAL WALL

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 1 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PL/26/0967 Withdrawn

    14 THE MOUNT, READING, RG1 5HL

    Retrospective Application for various internal works to Listed Building

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PL/26/0899 Granted

    1 YEW LANE, READING, RG1 6DA

    To replace existing single glazed timber windows with double glazed timber windows

    Received 7 Jul, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PL/26/1072 Withdrawn

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

    Replacement of Two First-Floor Windows

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PL/26/0858 Granted

    19-21 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SB

    Proposed works to both properties (19 and 21) including: reinstating/replacement tiles, timber joinery repairs/replacement, fixing/replacing fittings, mortar replacement, replace structural timber beam, removal of damaging decoration to brickwork/vertical clay tiles, removal of decorative paintwork and replacing damaged brickwork, repointing to chimney, decoration to timber windows.

    Received 29 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings