Plans for Reading Winter Wonderland to return this year are steaming ahead.
In preparation for it to open in Caversham this November, plans for what the site will look like have been submitted to Reading Borough Council.
Elsewhere in the town, a homeowner has applied to convert a house they own into a home of multiple occupation (HMO), while another homeowner in Caversham has applied to replace their conservatory and build extensions.
You can view the plans by typing the reference in brackets into the council’s planning portal.
Plans for Reading Winter Wonderland structures (221171)
The organisers of Reading Winter Wonderland have submitted plans for where attractions will be as the event returns to Hills Meadow car park in Caversham this November.
Plans show space reserved for the ice rink, bar, a food vendor and the attractions on site, which functions as a fun fair.
The site will be laid out similar to last year, being free entry with a box office for people to purchase tickets for the attractions, which included a ferris wheel last year.
Organiser Billy Williams said a bar is being brought over from Germany to add to the atmosphere for 2022.
The chair of Caversham and District Residents Association has voiced concerns about littering and noise.
Conversion of house into HMO in Whitley (221211)
Gurdev Singh, the owner of 143 Blagdon Road in Whitley has applied to convert the house into a HMO.
According to existing floorplans, the house already has seven bedrooms, with five on the first floor and two in the loft.
To become a HMO, the house would be reconfigured with three bedrooms each on the ground and first floor, and two in the loft.
Each room comes with a shower toilet, with a three kitchens – one at ground level and two on the first floor.
Extensions to Emmer Green home (220998)
Mr P Smith, the owner of 22 St Barnabas Road in Emmer Green has applied to replace his conservatory with a two storey rear extension and add a single storey side extension to the home.
This would provide for a new open plan kitchen, living and dining area and a ensuite double bedroom on the first floor.
The singe storey extension would serve as a garage.
New home in Oxford Road area (220936)
Sykes Capital has applied to replace a derelict shed to the rear of 2 Gloucester Road and replace it with a new one bed home.
The house would be one storey tall, with a separate kitchen and living room area downstairs and a double bedroom with desk space upstairs.
The developer’s planning consultants Colony Architects have argued the new home and attached landscaping proposals would “enhance the architectural quality and setting of the site and surrounding area.”
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