5 VICTORIA STREET, READING, RG1 4NQ

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 221869 Granted

  5 Victoria Street Reading RG1 4NQ

  New roof to the existing ground floor bathroom (to replace the existing asbestos) and swapping of rear window and side facing door (amended)

  Decided 10 May 2023 Householder

1. 10 Sep 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 28 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 7 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 November 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 householder applications in a median of 72 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 5 Victoria Street Reading RG1 4NQ

  221869 Submitted 13 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  New roof to the existing ground floor bathroom (to replace the existing asbestos) and swapping of rear window and side facing door (amended)

  Granted Householder Roofing Windows or glazing 5 docs
  Domestic

• 11 Victoria Street Reading RG1 4NQ

  221802 Submitted 1 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Insert new first floor window in front elevation

  Refused Householder Windows or glazing 5 docs
  Domestic

• 12 Eldon Terrace Reading RG1 4DX

  200973 Submitted 8 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  Erection of two storey (and roof space accommodation) building comprising 3 (2x1 & 1x2-bed) residential units (Class C3) with associated bin and cycle storage.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 286 Kings Road Reading RG1 4HP

  230042 Submitted 12 Jan 2023 100 yards away

  Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 3 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

  Refused Prior approval New dwelling 5 docs
  Several homes

• 10 Fatherson Road, Reading, RG1 4PL

  PL/25/1707 Submitted 26 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of 10 Fatherson Road from a C3 use to a C3(b) use.

  Granted Lawful development 1 doc

• 22 FATHERSON ROAD, READING, RG1 4PL

  PL/26/0704 Submitted 28 May 2026 100 yards away

  73% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jul

  An increase in childcare spaces from 37 to 50 children

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• PL/26/0528 Granted

  29 HERON ISLAND, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DQ

  Creation of 2 new window openings in south-west side elevation of property.

  Received 20 Apr, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0744 Granted

  925 OXFORD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6TP

  Single storey side extension and internal alterations

  Received 5 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Householder
• PL/26/0874 Granted

  47 ROTHERFIELD WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PJ

  First floor side extension, hip to gable alteration, loft conversion with rear dormer, and amendment to porch shape and roof

  Received 2 Jul, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1323 Awaiting decision

  11 WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, READING, RG6 7BY

  Rebuild front boundary wall following removal of existing

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Householder
• PL/26/1322 Awaiting decision

  12 GRAFTON ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4QJ

  Two-storey side extension combined with single-storey front, bay window and open porch extension

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Householder