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155 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7UY

PL/25/1309Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Awaiting decision
Listed building consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Works associated with the change of use of first floor from vacant office (Class E) to 1x 1-bedroom flat (Class C3)

Received
16 September 2025
Decision due
9 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey Ward
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.9 Dec
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for a change of use at 155 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7UY. Reading has handled 47 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 September 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Russell Street and Castle Hill conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Abbey Ward. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
RG1 7UY
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Consultation expiry
9 December 2025
Consultation end
9 December 2025
Application expires
12 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14332057
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Russell Street and Castle Hill
  • Listed building: Grade II: 149-169 Oxford RoadOn or next to this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Russell Street / Castle Hill
  • Brownfield land register: 149-153 Oxford Road, ReadingRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Sep

    Change of use of first floor from vacant office (Class E) to 1x 1-bedroom flat (Class C3)

    PendingFull planning permissionFiled alongsidePL/25/1319
  2. 2025
    16 Sep

    Works associated with the change of use of first floor from vacant office (Class E) to 1x 1-bedroom flat…

    This applicationPendingHeritagePL/25/1309

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