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Kendrick Girls School, 41-43 London Road, Reading, RG1 5BN

PL/26/0021Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Refused
Listed building consent

Refused on 22 April 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed removal of existing shed

Received
9 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated25 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at KENDRICK GIRLS SCHOOL, 41-43 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BN. Reading has handled 47 applications of this type. This one was decided in 103 days, 7 weeks longer than Reading's typical decision time. The site is in the Kendrick Road conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Katesgrove Ward. We hold 481 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

95% of heritage applications at Reading Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed removal of the historic, distinctive outbuilding would result in unjustified loss of an ancillary surviving structure within the listed curtilage of the Grade II Kendrick Girls’ School and would demolish a building which defines and contributes to the original character and appearance of the garden of the listed building. Insufficient evidence has been submitted of any public benefits which would outweigh the harm identified. Removal of the outbuilding would erode historic plan form and legibility of the site, diminishing the significance of the listed building and its setting, failing to preserve or enhance the special interest of the heritage asset and contrary to the Policy EN1 of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019, Chapter 16 of the NPPF 2024 and Sections 16 and 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
RG1 5BN
Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Consultation end
19 March 2026
Target decision date
24 March 2026
Application expires
22 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14605651
Documents
9

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 (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Source: Reading

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