THE SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL, WILLOW STREET, READING, RG1 6AB

1. 23 Mar 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 24 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 19 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Reading granted permission on 19 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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• ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

  PL/26/1025 Submitted 30 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  73% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Alterations to replace some existing glazing and spandrel panels within an existing curtain walling system

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 8 docs

• 59, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7SN

  PL/25/1762 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 100 yards away

  Drill hole through wall for the purposes of Broadband wiring

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

• ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

  PL/24/0949 Submitted 26 Jul 2024 100 yards away

  Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of the building from Class E(g)(i) office use to Class C3 residential use involving the creation of 50 1-bed studio apartments, with associated car parking and cycle storage

  Granted Prior approval New dwelling 18 docs

• ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

  PL/26/0562 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH

  PL/26/0094 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 200 yards away

  TPO 1 (20) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 2 (17) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 3 (14) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 4 (11) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects on the tree and road sign and Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 5 (10) - Plane Tree - Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 6 (8) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 7 (7) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 8 (6) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 9 (5) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 10 (4) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 11 (3) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 12 (2) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres Please note numbers in (brackets) is tree reference in accompanying report

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH

  PL/26/0519 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 200 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jun

  Request for EIA Screening Opinion

  Awaiting decision Outline

• 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