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1-15 Queen Victoria Street and 147-148 Friar Street Reading RG11SY

Granted Reading 240404 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 Nos 147 and 148 Friar St and Nos 1 and 15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, including part-two, part-three storey rear extension to 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, as part of redevelopment to provide reconfigured basementand ground floor uses 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 240404

Application record

Reference
240404
Type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
28 Mar 2024
Validated
22 Apr 2024
Decided
25 Jul 2024
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
RG1 1SY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/24/0404 Granted

    1-15 Queen Victoria Street and 147-148 Friar Street Reading RG11SY

    Various internal and external works associated with Nos 147 and 148 Friar St and Nos 1 and 15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, including part-two, part-three storey rear extension to 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, as part of redevelopment to provide reconfigured basementand ground floor uses on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) and on all upper floors.

    Decided 25 Jul 2024 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2024

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 Apr 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 25 July 2024, 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.

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