Land and property

Contact assets management if you are interested in renting Council-owned land or business property.

Current vacancies

Acre Business Park

Acre Business Park is a small industrial estate comprising 41 light industrial or office units located to the south of Reading (RG2 0SA).

Units are basic but have hot and cold water supply to a sink, a telephone point and electric supply, some with 3-phase, to a distribution board. A meter is provided for each unit and is the responsibility of the occupier.

Business rates, utility bills and telecoms charges are also payable by the tenant.

Parking is by allocated space (usually one per unit).

Any usage will be considered, except for food production, vehicle maintenance or direct retail sales. Trading must not cause a nuisance to other occupiers or residential properties in the surrounding area.

For current availability please contact acre.bp@reading.gov.uk

Whitley Street

NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 123(2A) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 (AS AMENDED)

NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) that Reading Borough Council intends to dispose by way of the grant of a lease of an area of land on the verge of Whitley Street Reading RG2 0EG which is held as public open space.

The proposed grant of lease of the land is to EE Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited for use for telecommunications apparatus including a cabinet and a 20 metre high street works pole.

Plan showing the land to be disposed of

Any objections to the proposed lease must be made in writing and addressed to the Assets Management Section, Reading Borough Council, Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU (quoting reference “Whitley Street verge Telecoms”) and received no later than 12 noon on 20^th June 2025. If anyone requires further information, please email assets.management@reading.gov.uk

The Council will consider any objections received in writing at its next available Policy Committee.

Dated: 22^nd May 2025  

M. Graham, Assistant Director, Legal and Democratic Services, Reading Borough Council, Civic Offices, Reading RG1 2LU