Reading Borough Council’s Strategic Environment Planning and Transport Committee on Wednesday 20 November agreed to adopt the revised Christchurch Conservation Area Appraisal. The updated document can be found on the council’s website.
The conservation area has been extended to include:
- Weymouth, St Leonards and Brighton Terraces, with the Derby Cottages and
Peacock Cottage in between, on the west side of Basingstoke Road/Whitley Street; - the east side of Whitley Street Nos 1-81 and the former Wellington Arms (now a retail unit with apartments above), on the west side;
- Whitley Hall Methodist Church (now Reading Hindu Temple) and the properties to the rear comprising Prospect Cottages and Nos 8 and 12 Boults Walk;
- 2-40 Milman Road (north side) and 1-9, 17-27 & 31 Milman Road (south side);
- an additional extension to the south and east will include the houses at Nos 1-11 Glebe Road, together with 23, 25 and 12 Christchurch Gardens;
- an extension to include 32 and 34 Christchurch Road and 8-26 Cintra Avenue (west side), 11 Cintra Avenue and area of green space (east side).
The appraisal was last reviewed in 2010.
We were very pleased to be able to speak at the meeting and thank councillors for their positive comments. A webcast of the meeting is available. Webcast SEPT 20 November 2024.
Reading Conservation Area Advisory Committee 