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Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173-175 Friar Street) and redevelopment of site including minor excavations at basement level to provide an 8-storey building to provide a hotel (C1 use) of up to 182 beds, creation of a bar/restaurant/gym at ground floor associated with the hotel and the provision of ancillary facilities including outdoor terrace, demolition of rear parts of 29-31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27-28, 29-31 and 32 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, retention of flexible Class E uses at ground and basement floors.

Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL

Decision MadeReference: PL/21/0163Reading Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Full planning permission
Received
1 Feb 2021
Validated
17 Feb 2021
Determination deadline
31 Aug 2021
Local authority
Reading Borough Council

Application overview

Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173-175 Friar Street) and redevelopment of site including minor excavations at basement level to provide an 8-storey building to provide a hotel (C1 use) of up to 182 beds, creation of a bar/restaurant/gym at ground floor associated with the hotel and the provision of ancillary facilities including outdoor terrace, demolition of rear parts of 29-31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27-28, 29-31 and 32 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, retention of flexible Class E uses at ground and basement floors.

Proposal details

Reference
PL/21/0163
Ward
Abbey Ward
Agent
Savills

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Application location

Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL

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Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Noise impact assessmentNoise impact assessment · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Transport statementTransport Statement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
StatementStatement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Planning statementPlanning statement · PDF17 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Location planLocation plan · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Existing PlansExisting Plans · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
StatementStatement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF17 Feb 2021View
Sustainability appraisalSustainability appraisal · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View
StatementStatement · PDF2 Feb 2021View
Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents · PDF2 Feb 2021View

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