Nearly 150 homes could be built on a site south of Reading which would create a new commuter community.
A company called Wates Developments is investigating building 148 homes near the M4 junction for Reading.
Elsewhere, a developer wants to replace garages with seven homes in Coley, and a well-used Co-op could be getting a rebrand.
You can view the applications by typing the reference in brackets into the respective council’s planning portal.
Prospective 148 home development south of Reading (Wokingham app 233038)
Wates Developments is looking into building nearly 150 homes near Junction 11 of the M4.
Little is known about the development, but it would be situated in Three Mile Cross between the Reading Gospel Hall at Church Lane and the M4 motorway.
Wates Developments has submitted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) to the planning authority Wokingham Borough Council to determine whether such a development would be acceptable.
The application can also be found on the Reading planning portal using reference 231811.
Replacement of garages with seven homes (231684)
A landowner from Reading has applied to replace seven garages in Field Road, Coley with seven new homes.
The plan involves demolishing the garages and building on the land to provide two two-bed, one one-bed and three four-bed homes contained within two terraces.
Each would come with living space on the ground floor, and bedrooms on the upper floors, with the three-bed homes being three-storeys tall to accommodate a bedroom.
Rebrand for Tilehurst Co-op (240100)
The Co-op has applied to conduct a rebrand for its store at 29-35 School Road.
The project will involve changing the current green branding and ‘The Co-operative Food’ lettering to the Co-op’s new grey and blue letter colour scheme. White letters would say ‘Welcome to Tilehurst’s Co-op’.
The store is located opposite the Asda petrol station, and is separate from the Co-op at Tilehurst Triangle.
Conversion of house into two homes resurfaces (240095)
A plan to convert flats into two self-contained homes in Tilehurst has resurfaced.
The applicant had their plan to convert an end-of-terrace house into two homes in Kentwood Hill was refused last November.
That project, which involved adding extensions to the existing building, was refused because a planning officer judged that it would create an ‘unacceptable standard of accommodation’ for future occupants.
The new plan involves additions made up of a single-storey rear extension, a loft conversion and a rear dormer to create a one-bed and a five-bed house.
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