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54 Russell Street, Reading, RG1 7XH

PL/25/1628Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

2 Storey rear extension & loft conversion

Received
12 November 2025
Decision due
11 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey Ward
  1. Received12 Nov
  2. Validated11 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Nov
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at 54 RUSSELL STREET, READING, RG1 7XH. Reading has handled 449 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Russell Street and Castle Hill conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 114 applications across Abbey Ward. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG1 7XH
Application type
Full planning permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 November 2025
Application expires
6 January 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13920731

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (19)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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.

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