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40-48 MOUNT PLEASANT, READING

Awaiting decision Reading PL/26/0310 Full planning permission

Works: Demolition Several homes

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Proposal

Retrospective demolition of car repair garages and erection of 6 dwellings (5 x 2-bed, 1 x 3-bed); with landscaping, waste storage areas, bicycle storage and associated works (an amended scheme to that approved under application reference PL/20/1880)

As published by the council, reference PL/26/0310

Application record

Reference
PL/26/0310
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Mar 2026
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 230283 Granted

    40-48 Mount Pleasant Reading

    Application to discharge conditions 7 (CMS), 16 (Noise Assessment), 20(Archaeological Work), and 21 (SAP Report) approved application ref 201880

    Decided 19 May 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Mar 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 May 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.

Documents

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

93 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

About full applications

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.

In Reading

  • 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