Reading Borough Council demolishing derelict buildings

Reading Borough Council has begun demolishing derelict buildings on the corner of the town’s Crown Street and Southampton Street.

The Council owns two of the properties on the site, one is privately owned and one has become the property of the Crown after unsuccessful attempts to trace ownership.

The derelict properties have recently deteriorated further, causing them to become unstable. The Council’s Building Control Service began the process of demolishing the buildings and work will commence on Nov 28 to gain access to the rear of the properties in order to prepare the site for demolition.

There will be some traffic disruption along Southampton Street whilst demolition work takes place, with pavements and traffic lanes temporarily closed off. Localised traffic management has been put in place for the period of the works to try to keep disruption to a minimum