A bungalow is set to be demolished and replaced with nine new homes at a housing estate in Reading.
A string of planning decisions around Reading and Wokingham have been approved, including a new housing scheme, an interactive darts bar and signage for a drive-thru.
Bungalow to be replaced by nine homes (Reading app PL/23/0974)
A bungalow in Newcastle Road on the Hexham Road estate will be demolished to make way for two terraces totalling nine homes — five four-bed and four two-bed properties next to the allotments behind Cintra Park. The scheme was approved subject to a legal agreement in January 2024, with that agreement and minor revisions signed off on 10 December. People were still living in the bungalow in September.
Darts bar designs approved (Reading app PL/25/1467)
Advertising and designs for the Flights Club interactive darts bar at the One Station Hill building in the town centre have been approved. Plans show 40 seats, a canopy and outdoor planting. The brand has spread across Great Britain, Ireland, the USA and Australia, and the advertising changes were accepted by a council planning officer on 9 December.
Five Guys signage approved (Wokingham app 252012)
Signage and advertising for a Five Guys drive‑thru at the Showcase Cinema site in Winnersh were approved on 10 December. A Wokingham planning officer noted that, while the amount of advertising is substantial, it is in an out‑of‑settlement location and would be required to properly direct drive‑thru service users, and concluded the signage, including a totem pole, would be acceptable provided illumination levels are limited.
Offices to become 94 flats (Wokingham app 251814)
The Regus office at Thames Valley Park in Earley will be converted into flats. An earlier plan for 62 flats was approved this year (a proposed two‑storey extension was rejected), then a July application to add 32 flats was approved by Wokingham on 2 December. The building will total six storeys once complete.
James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporter
