Surgery could become flats after plan submitted

A Victorian semi-detached property on a main road. There is a sign on the building which says "surgery" and a phone number is below it.Image source, Google
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The surgery has been used by patients for decades but could become flats

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A building that has been used as a doctor's surgery for decades could be used for two one-bedroom flats.

The semi-detached late Victorian property in Russell Street, Reading, has been used by two doctors for 36 years but the service will be moved when one of them retires at the end of the year.

Patients will be moved to Coley Park Surgery, which is part of the same Russell Street group practice.

The plan to convert the building into the two flats was submitted to Reading Borough Council last week.

Update: This story was updated on 6 August 2025 after an earlier version incorrectly said the application had been approved rather than submitted.

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