Planning application
53, Former Thames Valley Police Station , Castle Street , Reading , RG1 7TH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0869
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0869
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- RG1 7TH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 August 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
425 documents on file for this application
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About full applications
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