Plan for 59 retirement apartments in Reading submitted

The developers have applied to build the apartments within two blocks, but five homes would have to be demolished to make way for the new builds.

In West Reading, another developer has applied to build three homes in Ivanhoe Close near the Oxford Road.

Over in East Reading, a school has applied to continue to use a temporary building as a classroom.

To view each plan in detail, type the reference in brackets into Reading Borough Council’s planning portal.

Caversham plan for 59 retirement apartments (220189)

205-2013 Henley Road, Caversham. Knowles Construction has applied to know them down and replace them with retirement living apartments. Credit: Google Maps

Knowles Construction Ltd has applied to demolish five houses and replace them with two new large apartment blocks for retirees.

The plan involves the demolition of existing houses 205-2013 Henley Road in Caversham and building a total of 59 one and two bedroom apartments across two buildings.

The larger apartment block would face onto Henley Road and contain 37 apartments, and another block would be accessed from an new access road and contain 22 apartments.

An overhead view of the proposals for two new retirement blocks off Henley Road in Caversham. Credit: Bowman Riley

All the apartments would be reserved for those aged over 65.

The new retirement complex would be next to an 82 unit residential care home that was approved in June 2019.

Work on that building planning reference 190835, has not started yet, but it is understood  199-203 Henley Road have been demolished to make way for it.

Three town houses near Oxford Road (220582)

An overhead view of the proposals for two new retirement blocks off Henley Road in Caversham. Credit: Bowman Riley

Infill Land Consultants Ltd has applied to build three town houses at Ivanhoe Close in West Reading.

The three homes would be contained within one new building on land at the back of 19 and 21 Western Elms Avenue.

The proposed block plan for the three new homes in Ivanhoe Close, to the rear of Western Elms Avenue in Reading. Credit: M D Howlett

Each new home would come with four bedrooms, with a maximum capacity for seven people to live in each.

The interior layout would be roughly similar in all three homes, with the ground floors having kitchen, utility and dining rooms, one ensuite bedroom and living space on each of the first floors, and the three remaining bedrooms on the second floor.

Continued use of temporary classroom building (220666)

An idea of what the temporary school building looks like at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading. Credit: Elliot Planning

Maiden Erlegh School in Crescent Road, East Reading has applied to continue to use a modular building as classrooms.

The building has two classrooms in it and is located south of the main school building.

The school has applied to continue using it for the next five years.

Confirm use of land as boatyard at controversial Caversham site (220591)

Mill Green in Caversham, with Ivan Carter's moorings seen to the left, and the Better Boating Company to the right. Credit: Google Maps

Ivan Carter, the owner of The Moorings in Mill Green, Caversham has submitted a certificate of lawfulness application for the continued use of the site as a commercial boatyard.

Earlier this year, Mr Carter’s application to provide vehicular access to The Moorings was refused.

He has since appealed the decision, and has submitted a ‘certificate of lawfulness’ application which would confirm the use of the lands as a boatyard and allow works to conducted on it without the need for planning permission.