54 RUSSELL STREET, READING, RG1 7XH

1. 12 Nov 2025

   Received by Reading

2. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 January 2026, 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.

This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Bath Villa 48 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XH

  210541 Submitted 8 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of an outbuilding in rear garden

  Granted Householder 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Bath Villa 48 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XH

  210542 Submitted 8 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of an outbuilding in rear garden

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• Bath Villa 48 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XH

  211296 Submitted 6 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of a pair of French doors to replace existing window and Single door at basement floor level to rear elevation

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 3 docs

• Bath Villa 48 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XH

  211295 Submitted 6 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Installation of a pair of French doors to replace existing window and Single door at basement floor level to rear elevation

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 3 docs
  Domestic

• 65 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XG

  211107 Submitted 5 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (External materials) of application 200770

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 75 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XG

  230600 Submitted 4 May 2023 50 yards away

  T1 Sycamore Fell as preventing erection of fencing to secure this sheltered housing property.

  Decided Trees 2 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