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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Reading Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,538Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,655 approved or refused records
1,618Refused applications
14,037 approved · 1,618 refused · 1,614 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jul 2012 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0501
Non-material amendment application to amend the wording of Condition 2 (noise mitigation) of Prior Approval consent ref. 210478 (Change of use of part ground floor, part basement, and upper floors from office use (Class B1a) to 144 studio apartments(Class C3))
Soane Point 3-10 Market Place Reading
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0503
One self-contained studio flat used as such for more than four years
97a York Road Reading RG1 8DU
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0507
The existing building has been used as 5 separate independent self-contained dwelling houses for more than 4 years
55a Baker Street Reading RG1 7XX
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0508
Single-storey rear extension
32 Marshland Square Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RP
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0509
Single storey rear extension and double storey side extension
67 Rotherfield Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PJ
Received 20 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0510
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Off- street vehicle parking), 7 (Vehicle Access) and 8 (Bicycle parking facilities) of application 190685
20 Coley Hill Reading RG1 6AE
Received 21 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0511
Proposed two story front and side extension
1 Wetherby Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0512
Proposed outbuilding, boundary wall and fence
1 Wetherby Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UD
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0514
First floor extension over existing garage, materials to match existing
131 Rodway Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6EJ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0515
Retrospective application for an outbuilding that is built for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the house.
17 Whitley Wood Road Reading RG2 8HX
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0516
Roof repairs and insulation, new automatic opening vent to roof.
Addington House 73 London Street Reading
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0590
Replacement windows, replacement roofing and the provision of PV panels to the South facing roof slope.
St Josephs College 64 Upper Redlands Road Reading RG1 5JT
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0591
Free-standing single sided directional/advisory sign
Unit 7 Proctor End North Reading RG2 0GG
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0592
Proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer.
116 Mayfield Drive Caversham Reading RG4 5JT
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0593
Single storey rear and side extension to existing ground floor flat
Ground Floor Flat 215 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2RB
Received 7 May 2024 - Under ConsultationPL/24/0594
Proposed remediation works to roof and windows
Main House, Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LW
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0595
First floor dormer to maisonette dwelling including additional skylights
Flat 1st Flr 2 Anstey Road Reading
Received 7 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0596
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 (Dwelling Emission Rates) of application 211063
Zoar Strict Baptist Chapel South Street Reading
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0597
Conservatory in rear garden
42 Champlain Street Reading RG2 6AF
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0598
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent 180875 (granted on 12/10/2018 for various internal and external works associated with conversion of an existing office building to 8 flats) for internal and external alterations, including revisions for internal layout changes to account for fire regulations (sought retrospectively).
Addington House 73 London Street Reading
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0599
Proposed part one, two storey rear extension and single storey side extension to replace existing garage. Rear garden landscaping.
18 The Horse Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8TT
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0600
Rear extension to existing raised terrace
5 St Peters Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7DD
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0601
Proposed two-storey side extension.
18 Beverley Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5PT
Received 8 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0602
Conversion of large front bedroom to two smaller bedrooms and additionof window to front elevation.
15 Donnington Gardens Reading RG1 5LY
Received 9 May 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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