ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• PL/26/0562 Granted

  ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

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

  Decided 3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• PL/24/0949 Granted

  ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN

  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

  Decided 19 Sep 2024 Prior approval

1. 30 Jul 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 September 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.

• 59, Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7SN

  PL/25/1762 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 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 50 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 50 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 100 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 100 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~3 Jun

  Request for EIA Screening Opinion

  Awaiting decision Outline

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

  PL/26/0869 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  73% 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 426 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