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

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• PL/26/0094 Granted

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

  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

  Decided 13 Mar 2026 Trees

1. 8 Apr 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 17 Apr 2026

   Received by Reading

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 June 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 56 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's median decision took 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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

  PL/26/0094 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 0m 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

• 53, Former Thames Valley Police Station , Castle Street , Reading , RG1 7TH

  PL/26/0869 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 0m away

  71% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug

  Full planning permission for the demolition of the existing building and the erection of a residential-led mixed-use development comprising 205 Use Class C3 residential units, with Use Class E and Sui Generis on the ground floor and with some elements at lower ground floor, plus public realm, hard and soft landscaping, access and servicing arrangements, cycle parking, and other associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 425 docs

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

  PL/26/1025 Submitted 30 Jul 2026 75m away

  71% 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 75m 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 75m 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 75m away

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

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

• PL/25/1651 Decided

  Land North of Mole Road and Church Lane, Newlands Farm, RG2 9JD

  Outline planning application with all matters reserved other than principal access from Mole Road, for up to 430 dwellings, associated infrastructure to include a connection through to the proposed Spine Road, ref. 252498, new pedestrian cycle link connecting Byway ARB03 Carter’s Hill Lane and Byway ARB08 Ellis’s Hill, associated landscaping to include formal and informal public open space, biodiversity enhancements and associated utilities, infrastructure, and engineering works.

  18 Nov 2025 Outline
• PL/25/1570 Decided

  HALL FARM, CHURCH LANE, ARBORFIELD, RG2 9HX (Loddon Garden Village)

  Hybrid planning application 252498 (part in full, part in outline) comprising outline application for: up to 2,800 residential units to include up to 100 custom and selfbuild plots; 2 primary schools (up to 3 forms of entry) to include early years provision and 1 secondary school (up to 12 forms of entry); one District Centre, to incorporate up to 11,000m2 of Class E (Commercial, Business and Service, to include a food store of around 2,500m2), and Class F (Local Community and Learning); one Local Centre, to incorporate up to 2,400m2 of Class E; a Sports Hub to include sports pitches and pavilion space; up to 4,250m2 of further Class E, Class F, and sui generis development to include commercial, health care and public house; associated green infrastructure, landscaping, public open space, play areas, and ecological enhancement measures; 20 gypsy and traveller pitches; drainage and flood alleviation measures to include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) and engineering measures within Loddon Valley for the River Loddon; associated highway / transport / supporting infrastructure including spine road, pedestrian and cycle connections; associated utilities, infrastructure, and engineering works, including the undergrounding of overhead lines and an electricity substation; up to 0.5ha of land adjoining St Bartholomew’s Church for use as cemetery. All matters reserved other than access, incorporating: access to highways, incorporating: a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access to Lower Earley Way via a new 4th arm to the Meldreth Way roundabout; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular bridge over the M4; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular bridge over the River Loddon; a new vehicular access to the A327 Reading Road, via a new arm to the Observer Way roundabout; a new pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access to Thames Valley Science Park; Phase 1 of internal roads including pedestrian / cycle routes, associated infrastructure, drainage and landscaping.

  3 Nov 2025 Outline
• PL/26/1185 Awaiting decision

  KIRTONS FARM ROAD, PINGEWOOD, RG30 3UH

  Request for observations by Reading Borough Council on Wokingham Borough Council application (WBC Ref 262054) for the proposed removal of previously imported soils currently stored on part of the Site, including required enabling works and vegetation clearance, followed by the restoration and reprofiling of the land to its original level using only indigenous material placed elsewhere on the Site.

  3 Sep 2026 Outline
• PL/26/0953 Decided

  2 ROSEHILL FARM COTTAGES, PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8XA

  Demolition of existing stable and garage block. Erection of a new self-build dwelling

  17 Jul 2026 Outline
• PL/25/1447 Refused

  19 PARKSIDE ROAD, READING, RG30 2BT

  The erection of four residential dwellings (phased) with associated hard and soft landscaping and parking with the construction of a new access from Parkside Road and Kearsley Road following demolition of outbuildings (outline application considering access all other matters reserved (appearance, landscaping, layout, scale))”

  9 Oct 2025 Outline