A FORMER bank in Reading town centre could be converted into apartments.
The NatWest branch in Market Place closed in January 2020, and has been empty since. The bank moved into The Oracle.
The Eurospeak Academy has applied to Reading Borough Council make to create 15 living spaces, with the upper floors and a two-storey extension used to create four apartments.
At the rear, the firm wants to demolish rear extensions and replace them with a new five storey building creating 11 apartments.
The upper floors conversion would create two one-bedroom and two two-bedroom units, and the new building would provide one three-bedroom, two one-bed and eight two-bed units.
For more details, or to see the application, search Reading Borough Council’s planning portal for 230626.
