Agenda and draft minutes

Planning Applications Committee - Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU (from Monday 26 January the public entrance to the Civic Centre will be on Bridge Street)

Contact: Nicky Simpson - Committee Services Email: (nicky.simpson@reading.gov.uk)  0118 9372112

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51.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 89 KB

Minutes:

The Minutes of the meeting held on 7 January 2026 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

52.

Potential Site Visits for Committee Items pdf icon PDF 145 KB

Minutes:

The Committee considered a report setting out a schedule of applications to be considered at future meetings of the Committee to enable Councillors to decide which sites, if any, they wished to visit prior to determining the relevant applications. The report also listed previously agreed site visits which were yet  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.

53.

Planning Appeals pdf icon PDF 134 KB

Minutes:

The Committee received a report on notifications received from the Planning Inspectorate on planning appeals registered with them or decisions made and providing summary reports on appeal decisions of interest to the Committee.

 

Appendix 1 to the report set out details of one new appeal lodged since the last Committee.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 53.

54.

Third Quarter Performance Report - Planning & Building Control pdf icon PDF 188 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee received a report on the work and performance of the Planning Development Management and Building Control team for the first three quarters of 2025/2026 (April to December 2025) with comparison to the previous year. The report focussed on planning and building control application processing performance and fee income.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 54.

55.

PL/22/1916 (FUL) - Former Debenhams Department Store, West of Yield Hall Place (‘Yield Hall Place 1’), The Oracle and PL/22/1917 (FUL) - Existing Vue Cinema Complex West of Yield Hall Place/London Road (‘Yield Hall Place 2’), The Oracle pdf icon PDF 3 MB

Proposal:                

 

PL/22/1916/FUL - Mixed use development comprising part demolition of former department store and erection of new buildings comprising up to 218 build to rent residential dwellings (Class C3) & 1,209sqm commercial uses within Uses Class E and/or bar (Sui Generis Use). Reconfiguration and change of use of up to 5,866sqm remaining department store floorspace (Class E) to uses with within Use Class E and/or bar (Sui Generis Use) and/or experiential leisure use (Sui Generis Use). Associated public realm, infrastructure works & external alterations to shopping centre, including creation of new shopping centre entrance (amended description) (accompanied by an Environmental Statement).

Recommendation:

Permit subject to S106.

 

Proposal:                

 

PL/22/1917/FUL - Mixed use development comprising demolition of existing buildings and erection of new building comprising up to 218no. build-to-rent residential dwellings (Class C3) & up to 3,046 sqm commercial floorspace comprising cinema (Sui Generis) and ground floor commercial uses within Use Class E and/or Bar (Sui Generis Use). Associated public realm and infrastructure works (amended description) (accompanied by an Environmental Statement).

Recommendation:

Permit subject to S106.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

PL/22/1916/FUL - Mixed use development comprising part demolition of former department store and erection of new buildings comprising up to 218 build to rent residential dwellings (Class C3) & 1,209sqm commercial uses within Uses Class E and/or bar (Sui Generis Use). Reconfiguration and change of use of up to 5,866sqm remaining  ...  view the full minutes text for item 55.

56.

PL/25/0691 (OUT) - Land West of Kidmore End Road, Oxfordshire pdf icon PDF 8 MB

Proposal:                

 

Outline planning application for the development of up to 70 homes (including affordable housing), new vehicular access, associated parking and landscaping (all matters reserved except for access).

Recommendation:

That the Planning Applications Committee confirm that, had they been able to determine the planning application, they would have resolved to permit the application subject to S106.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Outline planning application for the development of up to 70 homes (including affordable housing), new vehicular access, associated parking and landscaping (all matters reserved except for access).

 

Further to Minute 48 of the meeting held on 7 January 2026, the Committee considered a report on the above application. The report  ...  view the full minutes text for item 56.

57.

PL/25/0835 (REM) - Dellwood Community Hospital, 22 Liebenrood Road pdf icon PDF 5 MB

Proposal:                

 

Application for approval of reserved matters (landscaping) submitted pursuant to outline planning permission ref. PL/21/1728.

Recommendation:

Permit subject to conditions.

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Application for approval of reserved matters (landscaping) submitted pursuant to outline planning permission ref. PL/21/1728 (OUT).

 

The Committee considered a report on the above application.

 

Comments were received and considered.

 

Resolved –

 

That the Assistant Director of Planning, Transport and Public Protection Services be authorised to grant landscaping reserved matters  ...  view the full minutes text for item 57.