An office conversion, an improved shopfront and two extensions are among the last planning applications that have been submitted in Reading in 2022.
It’s been a packed year for planning as some major applications have been determined and others been submitted or teased.
This last roundup is mainly focused on applications to improve homes, at separate locations in West Reading and Caversham.
Meanwhile, in East Reading, an owner of community offices building has applied to convert it into a home.
You can view the applications submitted by typing the reference in brackets into the council’s planning portal.
Conversion of office into home (221872)
Khan & Khan Lettings has applied to convert 117 Cumberland Road from community offices into a two bedroom home.
The building currently has two community rooms, a toilet and kitchen on the ground floor, with a further meeting room and two offices on the first floor.
The developers have applied for internal modifications which would retain the kitchen, but add a bath to the toilet and convert community space into a living room and dining room on the ground floor.
Upstairs, the rooms would be converted to provide one double bed, a single bed and a study.
Replacement of conservatory at West Reading home (221782)
Scott Jennings has applied to replace his conservatory with a kitchen and living room at his home in Western Elms Avenue.
The home, number 23, is semi-detached and currently has a living room, a kitchen and dining room and a conservatory at ground floor level.
Mr Jennings has applied to replace the conservatory and make it a kitchen and dining area.
The existing kitchen and dining room would be made into a living room, with the existing living room being turned into a reception area.
Extension to Caversham home (221878)
Mr & Mrs J. Okten have applied to build an extension to a home in the elite Upper Warren Avenue in Caversham.
The proposal involves adding a single storey rear extension to create more living space at the home called Crawford John.
The extension would be made out of cream coloured brick, with large powder coloured aluminium windows.
The plan also involves adding lanterns to the extension and a canopy to the entrance.
Improved shopfront for off-licence (221859)
The Today’s Local at 205 Oxford Road could be getting new signage as part of the town’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme.
The HSHAZ project by Historic England is a government funded initiative to improve and enhance high streets throughout the country, including Reading.
Work to Today’s Local would involve upgrading the facade, undertaking brick work and installing a new sign.
The application has been submitted by shop owner Rajender Khurana.
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