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87 Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QU

PL/26/1402Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghousesPending Decision
Prior approval

Proposal

Change of use of Ground Floor from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 flat. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

Received
21 October 2026
Ward
Katesgrove Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
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This is a planning application for a change of use at 87 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, READING, RG1 2QU. Reading has handled 5 applications of this type. It was submitted on 21 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across Katesgrove Ward. We hold 460 applications in total for the RG1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
PL/26/1402
Address
87 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, READING, RG1 2QU
Postcode
RG1 2QU
Local Authority
Reading
Application Type
Prior approval Part 3 Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Under Consultation
Ward
Katesgrove Ward

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
21 October 2026
Date Validated
21 October 2026
Date Submitted
21 October 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
51.449535, -0.969172
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Reading

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    21 Oct

    Change of use of Ground Floor from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 flat. Prior…

    This applicationPendingApplicationPL/26/1402
  2. 2026
    19 Oct

    The existing window at ground floor level on the side elevation is replaced with a door to allow independent…

    PendingFull planning permissionFiled alongsidePL/26/1390

Planning constraints

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

  • Brownfield land register: 75-81 Southampton Street, 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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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