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Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173 – 175 Friar Street) and erection of an eight storey mixed –use building (plus basement) to provide 35 residential units, 4,208 sqm of B1 office floorspace, and 5 retail units (A1/A2/A3), demolition of rear parts of 29 – 31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27 – 28, 29 - 31 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, change of use at ground and basement level of 32 Market Place from A2 to flexible retail use (A1/A2/A3), retention of 260.4 sqm of A4 use at ground and basement at29-31 Market Place, change of use at ground and basement of 27 -

Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL

Decision MadeReference: PL/18/0358Reading Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
23 Feb 2018
Validated
28 Mar 2018
Determination deadline
16 Jan 2019
Local authority
Reading Borough Council

Application overview

Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173 – 175 Friar Street) and erection of an eight storey mixed –use building (plus basement) to provide 35 residential units, 4,208 sqm of B1 office floorspace, and 5 retail units (A1/A2/A3), demolition of rear parts of 29 – 31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27 – 28, 29 - 31 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, change of use at ground and basement level of 32 Market Place from A2 to flexible retail use (A1/A2/A3), retention of 260.4 sqm of A4 use at ground and basement at29-31 Market Place, change of use at ground and basement of 27 -

Proposal details

Reference
PL/18/0358
Ward
Abbey Ward
Agent
Savills

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Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL

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Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF9 Jan 2019View
StatementStatement · PDF28 Mar 2018View
Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF5 Mar 2018View
StatementStatement · PDF8 Jun 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF28 Mar 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
StatementStatement · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF28 Mar 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View
StatementStatement · PDF11 Jul 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF25 Jun 2018View
Noise impact assessmentNoise impact assessment · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF5 Mar 2018View
Location planLocation plan · PDF26 Feb 2018View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF26 Feb 2018View

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