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

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

  PL/24/1291 Submitted 1 Oct 2024 0m 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 67m 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 67m 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 67m 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 67m 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 70m away

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

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 7 docs

• PL/26/0285 Granted

  102 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2AX

  To install a new ventilation system.

  Received 4 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/25/1695 Granted

  164-166 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AZ

  Change of use of the property (Use Class C1) to create 1 no. 14 bedroom, 14 person House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class Sui Generis) and erection of bin stores and formalisation of rear parking and amenity space (amended)

  Received 25 Nov, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0349 Refused

  Land adjacent Tilehurst Railway Station, Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6TH

  3 storey, 2-bed dwelling house (self-build) including formation of an access to Oxford Road (A329), driveway, landscaping, and associated works

  Received 16 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0728 Withdrawn

  25 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5AR

  Construction of single storey extension and box dormer to rear roofslope. New access door to front façade. Redevelopment and internal reconfiguration to facilitate change of use to one-bed studio flat (Class C3) and three bedroom flat (Class C3).

  Received 3 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/25/1685 Granted

  8 BLENHEIM ROAD, READING, RG1 5NQ

  Part retrospective conversion of existing C3 House to 2 apartments, 1 x one bedroom apartment and 1 x 2 bedroom apartment and parta small rear first floor extension.

  Received 24 Nov, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications