8A, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, READING, RG1 1TG

1. 9 Oct 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 1 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

Heritage applications concern listed buildings and conservation areas. Listed building consent is needed for works, inside or out, that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without consent is a criminal offence. The council weighs harm to the heritage asset against any public benefit of the proposal.

More on heritage and listed buildings applications in our guide

• 28-30 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, READING, RG1 1TG

  PL/25/1328 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3) Schedule of Materials, 4) Construction Method Statement, 6) Acoustic Assessment Report, 7) Acoustic Protection Report. and 8) BREEAM Certificate of application PL/24/0876

  Split decision Conditions 12 docs

• 10 CROSS STREET, READING, RG1 1SN

  PL/26/0354 Submitted 13 Mar 2026 22m away

  1 Facia sign and 1 projecting sign

  Granted Advertising 11 docs

• 10 CROSS STREET, READING, RG1 1SN

  PL/26/0339 Submitted 13 Mar 2026 22m away

  New shopfront, replacement of doors and windows on the front and rear elevations, and new fence in rear yard

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 CROSS STREET, READING, RG1 1SN

  PL/26/0499 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 22m away

  Change of use of the first, second and third floors from Class E (offices) to Class C3 residential (3x 1 bedroom flats) without complying with Condition 6 of planning decision PL/22/1423 to vary the wording of the condition

  Decided Amendments New dwelling 6 docs

• 20 CROSS STREET, READING, RG1 1SN

  PL/26/0498 Submitted 13 Apr 2026 22m away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Bin Management Plan) of application PL/22/1423

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• 1-15 Queen Victoria Street & 145-148 Friar Street Reading RG1 1SY

  PL/24/1363 Submitted 11 Oct 2024 34m away

  Discharge of condition 26 (biodiversity enhancements) of permission 240422, as granted on 25/07/2024.

  Decided Conditions 4 docs

• PL/26/1133 Awaiting decision

  86 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

  Installation of En-suite Shower Rooms/WCs to First and Second Floor Front and Rear Bedrooms, Including Mechanical Ventilation and Drainage Works, and the Erection of a Detached Timber Outbuilding at rear garden

  24 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0870 Granted

  QUEEN ANNES SCHOOL, HENLEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6DX

  Repairs to a flat roof of an existing 1950's single storey corridor annex to the listed main school building.

  1 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0827 Granted

  HIGHDOWN SCHOOL, SURLEY ROW, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LR

  To apply anti slip coating to the main stone staircase in the Manor House to prevent slip risk.

  23 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/0461 Granted

  94 WOLSELEY STREET, READING, RG1 6AY

  Replace front windows and roof repairs

  3 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• PL/26/1072 Awaiting decision

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

  Replacement of Two First-Floor Windows

  10 Aug 2026 Heritage and listed buildings