Planning application
READING CENTRAL LIBRARY, ABBEY SQUARE, READING, RG1 3BQ
Relates to PL/26/0785
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Decorative Artwork Proposal for Timber Hoarding) of application PL/26/0785
As published by the council, reference PL/26/1176
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/1176
- Type
- Approval of details reserved by a condition
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 3BQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PL/26/0785 Awaiting decision
READING CENTRAL LIBRARY, ABBEY SQUARE, READING, RG1 3BQ
Installation of temporary security hoarding, mesh screens and associated security measures to the Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, to secure the vacant building against unauthorised access, vandalism and anti-social behaviour pending determination of its future use. No change of use is proposed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Reading
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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PL/26/0785 Awaiting decision
READING CENTRAL LIBRARY, ABBEY SQUARE, READING, RG1 3BQ
Installation of temporary security hoarding, mesh screens and associated security measures to the Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading, to secure the vacant building against unauthorised access, vandalism and anti-social behaviour pending determination of its future use. No change of use is proposed.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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