Reading businesses have applied to make changes in plans submitted this week.

The biggest of these is a plan for improved facilities for John Kleis Audio car entertainment company in Whitley, which wants to get rid of its large workshop and ancillary buildings and replace it with a modern commercial building.

In West Reading, a printing company has applied to make changes to the warehouse prior to occupation, and in Katesgrove, an owner has applied to convert a house into a home of multiple application (HMO).

You can view the applications by typing in their reference in brackets into Reading Borough Council’s planning portal.

New facilities for sound business (230169)

Reading Chronicle: 248 Basingstoke Road Reading as it is currently. Credit: Google Earth / Cohanim Architecture248 Basingstoke Road Reading as it is currently. Credit: Google Earth / Cohanim Architecture

John Kleis Audio, the car audio and gadget specialists, has applied to make changes to its site at 248 Basingstoke Road.

Currently, the business operates out of an on street office and an off street workshop.

Now, John Kleis Audio has applied to demolish the workshop and ancillary buildings on the site and replace them with a single new building with a balcony, storage space and staff rooms.

Reading Chronicle: A 3D visual of the plan for 248 Basingstoke Road, Reading. Credit: Cohanim A 3D visual of the plan for 248 Basingstoke Road, Reading. Credit: Cohanim

The company’s planning agents Cohanim Architecture stated the current premises are too small, not fit for purpose and are fragmented, requiring staff to move between existing buildings.

The building the office is in, an end-of-terrace house, would not be demolished.

Conversion of house into HMO in Katesgrove (221905)

Reading Chronicle: 73 Mount Pleasant, Katesgrove. Credit: Google Maps73 Mount Pleasant, Katesgrove. Credit: Google Maps

The owner of 73 Mount Pleasant has applied to convert it from a two-bedroom house into a five-bedroom HMO.

The conversion involves internal modifications to add new bedrooms, and a single-storey rear extension to provide a communal kitchen, living and dining area, with shower toilets provided on the ground and first floors.

Reading Chronicle: The proposed ground floor for 73 Mount Pleasant in Reading. Credit: Form Design GroupThe proposed ground floor for 73 Mount Pleasant in Reading. Credit: Form Design Group

According to the plans, only one of the rooms will have a double bed.

The owner won approval to convert 73 Mount Pleasant into a four-bedroom HMO in May last year (reference 220045).

The additional bedroom would be provided on the second floor.

Graphics company to take over industrial units (221922)

Reading Chronicle: Units 2 and 4 Little Johns Lane Reading, which a graphics company wants to takeover. Credit: Google Maps

Evans Graphics has applied to convert units 2 and 4 Little John’s Lane in the Loverock Road industrial estate into light industrial space for printing.

The units are currently Class B8 storage or distribution warehouses, with Evans Graphics requiring a change of use permission to make them fit for its business purposes.

No external changes are proposed by Evans Graphics, which will install printers, engraving and laser marking equipment inside of the units only.