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Reading

0 applications in the last 12 months · Analysis updated 07 Jun 2026 · Low confidence

Grade – 0 apps (12 mo)
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Reading — 1 HMO Article 4 direction in our records; planning-data coverage thin.

Profile

Outer London commuter town, mixed suburban stock and town-centre density, historically industrial core regenerating toward mixed-use.

Planning

1 active Article 4 direction in our records (HMO-related); verify full council footprint as coverage is incomplete.

Deal angle

Single HMO A4 suggests localised control; no recent activity recorded — verify current council appetite and A4 extent directly.

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1 Article 4 direction recorded for Reading, but their polygon geometry isn't published on planning.data.gov.uk yet — the directions below are real (sourced from the metadata feed) and only the map overlay is empty. Coverage will fill in as the LPA uploads boundary data.
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Investment Grade

A: select with confidence · B: selectable with discipline · C: case-by-case · D: avoid unless exceptional

Insufficient data for reading (0 apps, 0 decided).

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Approval Rate · 12-mo trend
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Apps (12 mo)
Council Profile
Planning stance Unknown — insufficient data
Decision speed Unknown
Article 4 directions (planning.data.gov.uk) 1 direction recorded — HMO restrictions apply. Full breakdown ↓
Investment Assessment
HMO viability Unknown — see Article 4 status — Article 4 restrictions apply, see below ↓
Commercial conversion Unknown
Timing outlook by type
Householder
Data unavailable
Change of use
Data unavailable
Major development
Data unavailable
Prior approval
Data unavailable
Analyst notes & data quality
Run after more applications have been scraped and decided.
Article 4 Directions planning.data.gov.uk
HMO conversion (C3→C4)
Requires full planning permission — permitted development rights removed.
1 designated area Relevant to: lender, investor, developer
HMO Restrictions (1)
Check the direction document to confirm the geographic extent.
Article 4 (HMO) — Reading HMO since 2014
HMO Conversion (C3→C4)
Converting a family home (C3) to a small HMO of up to 6 people (C4) requires full planning permission — permitted development rights have been removed.
Relevant to: lender, developer, investor
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ASTOR UNDERWRITING UNIT // READING // DATA SYNC: ACTIVE // PORTAL: VERIFIED  // ANALYSIS: 07 JUN 2026