An improvement for customers is coming to a newly opened chicken restaurant at a busy retail park in Reading.
Wingstop recently opened its second restaurant in the town at the Reading Gate Retail Park.
The owning company wants to install electric vehicle charging points for drivers.
That is just one of the plans that have been submitted to Reading Borough Council recently.
Elsewhere, the creation of a new nail bar has been approved, and a property in East Reading has been confirmed as a home of multiple occupation (HMO).
You can view each application featured by typing the reference in brackets into the council’s planning portal.
Electric charging points for Wingstop (PL/25/1752)
The owning company of the Reading Gate Retail Park has applied to install 12 Instavolt electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the car park near Wingstop.
The new chicken restaurant opened on Monday, March 30, after taking over the unit previously occupied by Pizza Hut and Itsu.
The application would see nine regular charging and three accessible charging spaces being provided, along with a 20 ft storage container, resulting in the loss of approximately 26 standard parking spaces.
It is understood that the chargers will be available for customers visiting other businesses at the retail park, including KFC and B&Q.
Creation of nail bar approved (PL/25/1690)
The creation of a new nail bar just off Caversham Road has been approved.
The business occupies a retail unit at the junction with York Road, which was previously occupied by a motor scooter sales company and the ‘Orien Health’ massage spa.
Planning officer Huimin Chen judged that the changes clearing the way for the nail bar would be modest, so the project was approved on April 10.
The nail bar replaces Orien Health, with subdivision works creating space for a locksmith.
Confirmation of terraced house as HMO (PL/25/1168)
The landlord of a terraced house in Cholmeley Road has won confirmation that it is a HMO.
The house, which previously would have been a family home, is made up of three self-contained flats, with one two-bed flat on the ground floor, a studio on the first floor and a one-bed flat in the loft.
The owner required a legal certificate to confirm that it served as an HMO for more than four years, which was granted.
Streetview imagery from May last year shows CCTV being used at the house.
Homeowner’s extension approved (PL/25/1472)
The owner of a semi-detached house in Windermere Road has won permission to create a new kitchen where the garage once stood.
The garage was recently demolished following the purchase of the house in March last year.
The purchaser has won permission for a single-storey rear extension to create a kitchen and a front porch.
The existing kitchen will be turned into a dining room.
