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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 dates22,756Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,846 approved or refused records
1,634Refused applications
14,212 approved · 1,634 refused · 1,633 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0079
Removal of part of internal non load bearing wall (retrospective)
Flat 12, All Saints Gardens 52 Tilehurst Road Reading RG1 7TS
Received 21 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0080
Single storey side and rear extension with 3 rooflights.
30 Crescent Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5AH
Received 21 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0081
Rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.5m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction ofan extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
43 St Bartholomews Road Reading RG1 3QA
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0082
Single storey rear extension and demolition of existing garage
57 Bulmershe Road Reading RG1 5RH
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0083
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) at the property.
56a St Peters Road Reading RG6 1PH
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0156
Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of the entire property as an 8 bed house in multiple occupation.
59a Caversham Road Reading
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0157
Discharge of condition 27k (contaminated land validation report for Phase 3 Block W1) of planning permission 170509, as granted 10/10/2018(wording of condition since amended by 210239/NMA).
Former Toys R Us Kenavon Drive Reading RG1 3DH
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0159
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 12 (Noise Assessment), 13 (Air Quality Mitigation), 14 (Biodiversity Enhancements), 15 (Green Roof Details), 16 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 17 (Design Stage SAP Assessment) and 25 (Thames Water - Strategic Water Main) of planning permission ref. 211636
75 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0160
To add a painted mural on Di-Bond aluminium panels that will be fixed to the external wall of the building facing St Mary's Butts. The muralwill depict the history and heritage of the area and Reading. There will also be an information panel mounted on the wall. The panels willsit within recessed areas of the wall and not protrude.
Sub Station, St Marys Butts Reading
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0161
Extensions to existing 3 storey building in residential flat use (C3) to include a rear extension at lower ground, ground and first floors and upward extension to create a further floor, to create 3x1 bed flats, 1x split level 1x bed flat and 1x 2 bed flat (amended)
41 South Street Reading RG1 4QU
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0164
Proposed loft conversion and removal of the chimney.
Flat 2 5 Tidmarsh Street Reading RG30 1HX
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0165
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Construction of new single storey rear extension and loft conversion.
8 Highgrove Terrace Reading RG1 2TG
Received 8 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0166
New window in the side wall of the flat ( C3)
995 Oxford Road Reading RG31 6TL
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0167
Non-material amendment to condition 6 of application 181351 (Change ofuse for ground floor commercial unit from use class A4 to A1) - Adjusthours of opening to 6am-11pm Monday to Sunday.
Wellington Arms Ph 70-72 Whitley Street Reading
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0168
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed siting of mobile home in rear garden for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of 39 Circuit Road
39 Circuit Lane Reading
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0170
Two storey side extension, porch replacement, bay window and dormer
33 Priest Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7RZ
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0171
T1 oak of the MWA Arboricultural Report - Works - Remove (fell) to near ground level and treat stump to inhibit regrowth.
Kings Academy Prospect Cockney Hill Tilehurst Reading RG30 4EX
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Recommendation MadePL/24/0173
Part-demolition of existing retail units, car park and service areas, demolition and rebuild of car park ramp, and construction of a residential-led, mixed-use development fronting Queens Walk and Dusseldorf Way, including all necessary enabling and alteration worksrequired.
Broad Street Mall Broad Street Reading
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0174
Part-demolition of podium deck on Dusseldorf Way and Queens Walk, amendments to existing retaining wall, excavation works and road and hardstanding re-alignment to create a temporary construction area related to proposed redevelopment works at Broad Street Mall
Broad Street Mall, Broad Street, Reading
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0175
Proposed two storey rear extension.
60 Ashburton Road Reading RG2 7PE
Received 9 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0176
T1 (conifer): dismantle to just above ground level
6 St Lukes Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QB
Received 11 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0177
G1 (robinia): reduce limbs of robinia from neighbouring garden to reduce excessive overhang.
88 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ
Received 11 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0178
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
27 The Ridings Emmer Green Reading RG4 8XL
Received 11 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0179
Installation of air source heat pump to the rear of property.
69 Coventry Road Reading RG1 3ND
Received 11 Feb 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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