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187-189 Kings Road, Reading

PL/26/1430Full planning permissionAwaiting decision
Full

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of the existing vacant Grade II listed building at 187–189 Kings Road from office use (Class E) to student accommodation (sui generis), together with associated internal and external alterations, landscaping, cycle and refuse storage, and all ancillary works

Received
27 October 2026
Ward
Thames Ward
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated27 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 187-189 KINGS ROAD, READING. Reading has handled 39 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Thames Ward. We hold 820 applications in total for the RG4 postcode area.

91% of all 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
RG4 8DS
Application type
Full planning permission

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High 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 (22)

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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    27 Oct

    Change of use and conversion of the existing vacant Grade II listed building at 187–189 Kings Road from…

    This applicationPendingFull planning permissionPL/26/1430
  2. 2026
    27 Oct

    Change of use and conversion of the existing vacant Grade II listed building at 187–189 Kings Road from…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongsidePL/26/1431

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