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Yeomanry House, 131 Castle Hill, Reading

PL/26/0366Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Awaiting decision
Listed building consent
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Proposal

Listed Building consent for the conversion of the former Council offices of the Registry and Bereavement Service to 8 residential dwellings (5 apartments and 3 houses), associated tree works, internal and external alterations, repair works, removal of existing external staircase and extension to the eastern side of the Grade II Listed Property.

Received
17 March 2026
Decision due
15 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coley Ward
  1. Received17 Mar
  2. Validated17 Mar
  3. Consult.15 Apr
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at Yeomanry House, 131 Castle Hill, Reading. Reading has handled 47 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Russell Street and Castle Hill conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Coley Ward.

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Application details

Application type
Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 March 2026
Consultation expiry
15 April 2026
Consultation end
15 April 2026
Application expires
12 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14575983
Documents
72

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Russell Street and Castle Hill
  • Listed building: Grade II: Yeomanry HouseOn this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Russell Street / Castle Hill
  • Brownfield land register: Yeomanry House, Castle Hill, ReadingRegister site at or near this address
  • 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.

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Mar

    The conversion of the former Council offices of the Registry and Bereavement Service to 8 residential…

    PendingFull planning permissionFiled alongsidePL/26/0364
  2. 2026
    17 Mar

    Listed Building consent for the conversion of the former Council offices of the Registry and Bereavement…

    This applicationPendingListed building consentPL/26/0366

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