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Reading planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Reading website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates25,653Searchable applications
433Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,397 approved or refused records
1,950Refused applications
16,447 approved · 1,950 refused · 1,874 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jul 2010 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact Building ControlLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0908
Proposed two-storey and single storey side extension with front porch.
38 CHILTERN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0909
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 12 (Contamination verification), 23 (cycle parking) and 24 (refuse storage) of application 210582
18 Parkside Road, Reading, RG30 2DB
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0910
Change of use from Class E to Nail salon.
347 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1AY
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0912
Rear extension measuring 5.3m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.9m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. (amended)
3 PADSTOW GARDENS, READING, RG2 8BB
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0913
Proposed Works to Several TPO Trees
3 FERNDALE CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6UZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0914
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 24 - (Hard and soft landscaping) and 27 - (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of application 230613
Amethyst Lane, Reading, RG30 2EZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0916
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Disabled Parking) of application 231495
CIVIC OFFICES, BRIDGE STREET, READING, RG1 2LU
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0917
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 14 (Construction Method Statement) - of Application 230613
Amethyst Lane, Reading, RG30 2EZ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0918
Erection of first floor extension to existing bedsit.
61 Prince of Wales Avenue, Reading, RG30 2UJ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0919
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 40 (community use of sports facilities) of Application 212061
Richfield Driving Range Ltd, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0921
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of an outbuilding to be used as a home office with a wc.
5 CARLISLE ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6RJ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0922
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Demolition of 2 storey vacant modular building. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B
ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL, LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5AN
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0923
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
14 SOUTH VIEW AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AD
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0925
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 - Remediation Scheme - of Application 230612
Dwyer Road, Reading, RG30 3LN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0926
1x Walnut tree - Reduce the canopy back to established reduction points. (approximately 2.5m all round); Crown lift the canopy above the Garden Office to establish 2.5m clearance from the roof. 1x Magnolia tree - Reduce lateral canopy of tree by approximately 15% to contain spread. Reduce height to previous reduction points to create a lower, broad canopy shape.
82 CRESCENT ROAD, READING, RG1 5SP
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0927
Installation of a kitchen extractor and ducting to the rear elevation of 225 Peppard Road.
225 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TS
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0928
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.8m, and 2.5m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
78 SPENCER ROAD, READING, RG2 8TN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0930
Replacement of existing wooden front door, replacement of living room and kitchen windows, replacement of hallway window (above front door), replacement of bathroom window.
FLAT B, 3 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0931
Fell one Sycamore tree in rear garden
23 ELDON STREET, READING, RG1 4EA
Received 21 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0932
Proposed addition of a statue of Paddington Bear onto an existing Bench in Reading Town Centre.
Broad Street
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0936
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 11, 12 and 17 of application 231644
Park Lane Primary School, Infants Department, 55 School Road, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5AS
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0935
Proposed single-storey rear extension
2 TEMPLETON GARDENS, READING, RG2 8AN
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0937
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (hard and soft landscaping) of Application 220637
Pods, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AX
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0938
Change of Use from Estate Agent to Hot food takeaway
152 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PJ
Received 24 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Reading Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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