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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 dates22,741Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,832 approved or refused records
1,633Refused applications
14,199 approved · 1,633 refused · 1,633 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadePL/16/1533
Change of use of ground floor from Class A1 (shops) to C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise of 2 self contained flats. Prior notification under Class 1A, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended).
111 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QZ
Received 15 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1534
5 Maples (T9-T13) - crown thin by 35 percent
Caversham Place Richfield Avenue Reading
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1535
T1 Oak Crown clean by removing deadwood of 45mm circumference and over and 1m in length and over. Removal of any crossed or duplicate branches to help prevent future branch decay for the long term health of the tree. Branches being removed would be secondary branches only and of no more than 60mm circumference. Cutting the volume of the canopy by no more than 20percent. Branches extending over the decking/patio only, to be shortened by (however long in meters i.e. 2.5m) taking the final cuts back to appropriate growth points or branch collar
51 Orchard Grove Caversham Reading RG4 6NF
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1537
Single storey rear extension, 2 storey side extension and front tiled canopy roof.
109 Audley Street Reading RG30 1BS
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1538
Rear extension measuring 3.3m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.5m,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
3 Bourne Avenue Reading RG2 0DU
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1539
Internal alterations to layout of flats 7&8 at first floor level, flats 10&11 at second floor level and flats 12&13 at third floor levelpreviously approved by consent 151117/LBC (part retrospective)
173-175 Kings Road Reading
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1541
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 152313 (Single storey outbuilding incorporating 2 x 2 bed units), namely for amendment to parking layout, addition of gates to landscaping and addition of gabled porches and window to bathroom of new units
10 Prospect Street Reading
Received 16 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1614
Conversion of front part of the ground floor and the whole of the basement from a Clinic (Class D1) to create a 2 bedroom duplex apartment (Class C3)
Brightwell House 40 Queens Road Reading
Received 26 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/1615
External and internal works associated with conversion of front part of the ground floor and the whole of the basement from a Clinic (ClassD1) to create a 2 bedroom duplex apartment (Class C3), including relocating the basement stair, installing two sun-pipes down to the basement, and modifying the lightwell parapet at the front of the property.
Brightwell House 40 Queens Road Reading
Received 26 Aug 2016 - ClosedPL/16/1616
Enforcement Expediency
84 Home Farm Close Reading RG2 7TE
Received 30 Aug 2016 - Decision MadePL/24/0061
Internal alterations to create hallway and floor repairs
15 Castle Street Reading RG1 7TB
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0062
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as 8 bed HMO
395 London Road Reading RG1 3PB
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0063
Demolition of some of the existing back of house areas and erection of an extension of the existing Hexagon Theatre to provide a new studio auditorium, flexible rehearsal space, community studio with workshop space and back of house space, along with improved public realm by providing a new podium connection between the new proposed extension and Queens Walk, along with other associated works
The Hexagon Queens Walk Reading RG1 7UA
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0064
Erection of part two-storey and part single-storey rear extension. Internal alterations. Front pebble dash painted white. (amended)
156 Shinfield Road Reading RG2 7DT
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0065
Single storey side and rear extension to provide additional bedrooms and living space. Demolition of existing conservatory. Pitched roofs to existing rear dormers (amended).
37 Woodcote Road Reading RG4 7BB
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0066
Erection of ground floor side and rear single storey extensions and alterations to the roof to accommodate habitable rooms comprising a hip to gable extension and rear facing dormer, with related internal alterations.
45 Balmore Drive Caversham Reading RG4 8NL
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0068
Change of use and works of conversion from former bank (Class E) to 2 ground floor commercial units (Class E (a-f only)) and 3 upper floor dwellings (Class C3), including a part second floor extension and separate rear dormer roof extension, shopfront alterations and associated works.
2-4 Church Road Caversham Reading RG4 7AE
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0070
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 (Method Statement) and 23 (Archaeological Statement) of planning permission ref. 211636
75-81 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QU
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0073
Relocation of an existing childrens play area within Victoria Park andthe reinstatement of the existing childrens play area to an informal open space.
George Street Reading RG1 7HL
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0074
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of a new single storey rear extension, and internal alterations with roof alteration to side garage. (amended)
26 Broomfield Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AL
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0075
Proposed hipped to gable roof and rear box dormer to serve loft conversion.
70 Recreation Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4UA
Received 21 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0076
T1 (beech) - part of G1 on TPO plan: Selectively reduce length of significantly extended limb back in line with rest of crown (approximately 3m reduction) in order to reduce windloading and weightacting on main union (compression fork).
12 Wincroft Road Caversham Reading RG4 7HH
Received 21 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0077
T1 (walnut): Reduce walnut on front drive in height and spread over pavement. T2 (apple): Remove vertical water shoots from apple to get sun to flower bed, leaving mistletoe. T3 (fig): Reduce height of fig and get separation from roof to stop vermin entering, leaving crown with a'martini glass' shape. T4 (olive): Pollard olive. T5 (pear): Reduce pear spread into garden over olive.
7 Denmark Road Reading RG1 5PA
Received 21 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0078
T1 (lime): Repollard lime tree in front garden. T2 (apple): Reshape apple by removing upright stems. T3 (bay): Reduce crown of bay tree and remove short, stubby stems at base
91 Crescent Road Reading RG1 5SL
Received 21 Jan 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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