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Sweeney & Todd, 10 Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD

PL/26/0852Listed building consent (Alt/Ext)Awaiting decision
Listed building consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conversion of the existing building to mixed restaurant/takeaway (Sui Generis) use at ground floor and basement with the creation of 4 flats (Use Class C3) across the ground, first, second and third floors with external alterations to the rear elevation.

Received
26 June 2026
Decision due
22 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Abbey Ward
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.22 Jul
  4. Target22 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application at SWEENEY & TODD, 10 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7RD. Reading has handled 47 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St Mary's Butts and Castle Street conservation area, with 20 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.

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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Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026
Consultation expiry
22 July 2026
Consultation end
22 July 2026
Application expires
24 August 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15041817
Documents
17

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: St Mary's Butts and Castle Street
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St MaryOn or next to this site · +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 (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.

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