Huntley & Palmer Building, Gas Works Road, Reading, RG1 3EE

1. 3 Oct 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 28 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Reading took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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• Former Gas Works Building , Gas Works Road , Reading, RG1 3EE

  PL/24/1291 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as 20 residential units (Class C3) by virtue of the lawful commencement of planning permission 160378, as granted on 28/10/2016.

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs

• 121 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3ES

  PL/24/0997 Submitted 5 Aug 2024 50 yards away

  Change the use of the building at ground to fourth floors from office (E Class) to residential (C3), to accommodate 93 No. self-contained flats

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 44 docs

• Beta Building, 121 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 3ES

  PL/25/1572 Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Installation of two windows at first floor level on the south elevation, provision of a single door following removal of a canopy and associated revolving door at ground floor level on the north elevation and installation of one projecting smokeshaft and two automatic opening vents at roof level.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 24 docs

• Beta Building, 121 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 3ES

  PL/25/1573 Submitted 3 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use of ground to fourth floors from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses) to form 44 self-contained residential units. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).

  Granted Prior approval 53 docs
  Domestic

• Beta Building, 121 , Kings Road, Reading , RG1 3ES

  PL/26/0445 Submitted 1 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Application for Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) to Planning Permission PL/25/1572 to incorporate Juliet balconies at ground floor, replace existing full height windows at ground floor and replace the revolving front entrance door with double door.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 12 docs

• 21 Royal Court, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4AE

  PL/25/1720 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Replacement of 3 wooden windows with colour matching uPVC (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

• PL/26/1053 Granted

  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.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/1297 Awaiting decision

  Footpath adjacent to 579 Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0SJ

  Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0718 Granted

  FLAT 1, 51 ST PETERS ROAD, READING, RG6 1PA

  Proposed conversion of Existing use as 2No Self Contained Apartments to revert to a Single family Dwelling

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0277 Refused

  GARDEN OF 80 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JE

  Change of use of rear garden of No.80 from residential (C3) to a mixed use (sui generis) residential and childcare nursery with the erection of two outbuildings used to accommodate 15 FTE childcare spaces (Retrospective)

  Received 2 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0849 Granted

  153 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AR

  Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM (amended).

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications