# Retail premises in Kentwood Hill, Reading

Reading, UK · strip · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-1d1e23d112` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/uk/reading-retail-premises-in-kentwood-hill-reading/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1d1e23d112.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-1d1e23d112.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-1d1e23d112

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | none |
| Strategy | reinhabit | none |
| New use | housing, retail | none |
| Redeveloper | Balada Group | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- Balada Group — developer

## Timeline

- 2024: Conversion of unused retail space into apartments

## Deals and debt

-  loan: 346000.0 Balada Group ← funder  https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/property-journal/effective-commercial-to-residential-conversions.html
-  sale: 403000.0 Balada Group ← owner of a retail premises in Kentwood Hill, Reading  https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/property-journal/effective-commercial-to-residential-conversions.html

## Sources

- Comprehensive approach enables shop-to-flat conversion — https://ww3.rics.org/uk/en/journals/property-journal/effective-commercial-to-residential-conversions.html

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Retail premises in Kentwood Hill, Reading, Reading, UK." Record n-1d1e23d112, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/uk/reading-retail-premises-in-kentwood-hill-reading/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_readingretailpremisesinkentwoodhillreadi,
  title = {Retail premises in Kentwood Hill, Reading, Reading, UK},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/uk/reading-retail-premises-in-kentwood-hill-reading/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-1d1e23d112, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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