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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 dates22,561Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,673 approved or refused records
1,619Refused applications
14,054 approved · 1,619 refused · 1,617 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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/24/0603
Non-material amendment application to revise the triggers for conditions 3 and 4 of planning permission 221446
Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0604
Change of use from shop (class E) to dwelling houses (class C3) to the first and second floors only to form 2 no. 2-bedroom dwelling units (maisonettes) and associated alterations to the shop front.
90 Friar Street Reading RG1 1EL
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0605
Extensive alteration and extension of existing dwelling, including new porch, side, rear and first floor extension and external cladding and single garage to the rear, including new landscaping and parking
15 Woods Road Reading RG4 6NA
Received 9 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0609
Installation of the Air Source Heat Pump as a primary source of heating
7 Iliffe Close Reading RG1 2QE
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0610
Proposed single storey rear extension
66 Callington Road Reading RG2 7QR
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0611
Single storey rear extension
38 Crescent Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5AH
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0612
T1 (lime): Repollard/reduction back to historic points retaining inner growth on lapsed lime pollard and remove major deadwood (notice). T2 ( whitebeam): remove moribund whitebeam to just above ground level due to dying status (notice).
All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN
Received 10 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0613
Install solid panel roof extension to the rear of the property
6 Lanesborough Street Reading RG2 6BS
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0686
New front porch and interior alterations
3 Fraser Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 6RT
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0687
Single storey rear extension with a depth of 6m and a maximum height of 3m.
34 Blenheim Road Reading RG1 5NQ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0688
Certificate of lawful proposed development for use of existing outhouse/store as a training micro brewery
Bar 120 Ph 120 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RJ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0689
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (Technical Submission document for External Lighting) of application 212061
Driving Range Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0690
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 24 (ExternalElectrical Services) of application 212061
Driving Range Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0691
Retrospective permission sought for Wooden garage to front of existing house
122 Westwood Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5PZ
Received 28 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0693
Proposed 2-storey rear extension
11 Newcastle Road Reading RG2 7TN
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0694
T1 Maple - Crown lift over path and road - to contain and maintain. T2Silver Birch - Crown lift over path and road - to Contain and maintain. T3 Conifer - reduce height by 40% - to contain and maintain
Lima Court Reading
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0697
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) of application 231190
20-30 Kings Road Reading RG1 3EX
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0698
The internal subdivision of an existing workspace to create 2 smaller units. No external modifications are proposed.
150 Friar Street Reading RG1 1HE
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0699
Conversion of existing office building, and 1-bed flat into 5-bed 6-Person HMO, including cycle and bin store to rear.
104 London Street Reading RG1 4SJ
Received 29 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0700
Proposal for single storey front / side / rear extension, conversion of garage into habitable space and Internal alterations. (amended)
15 Southcote Farm Lane Reading RG30 3DX
Received 30 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0702
Single storey extension with full height glazed windows and doors withinsulated and glazed roof sections
8 Gratwicke Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4TT
Received 30 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0704
Single storey side and rear extension. South Elevation Patio door and window for rear extension to be replaced with a sliding door. Rear brickwork. Level threshold patio to rear extension facing the garden.
95 Berkeley Avenue Reading RG1 6HS
Received 30 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0705
Single storey ground floor extension on east elevation, dormer roof extensions on eastern and western roofslopes and porch extension on north elevation.
Warren Creek The Warren Caversham Reading RG4 7TQ
Received 30 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0706
Proposed part first floor front extension.
3 Lancaster Close Reading RG1 5HB
Received 31 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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