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If approved, new ticket gates will be installed, meaning that passengers will only be allowed to board a train if they have already bought a ticket. There are also plans for a new shop, toilets, CCTV and lighting, as well as a bus interchange and storage facility for bicycles.
The original plans were lambasted, with one objector comparing the new station to a shipping container, so architects returned to the drawing board and came up with designs for a modern glass and brick station. Reading Borough Council says construction could begin as early as March 2021 if the plans are approved, and the project will take around one year to complete.
This week s planning roundup This week’s planning roundup features Royal Berkshire Hospital, the Oracle and a hotel, as well as Greggs and a botox clinic. With little in the way of interesting planning decisions made in the last seven days, this week we focus on recently submitted planning applications to Reading Borough Council.
Five-flat plan and bungalow demolition Plans have been submitted to demolish a small bungalow and replace it with a one-to-two-storey building with five flats, including a three-bed apartment, two two-bed apartments and two one-bed flats. The proposal for 1a North Street in Caversham comes from developers Lucky Trading Ltd.